China has been cracking down on VPNs and other digital tools used to get around the Great Firewall for years. by Eugene Michaels Ever since Xi Jinping became the president, each month seems to bring more and more internet restrictions, speed...

The story of the social credit system began in 2014 when it was proposed by the Chinese government. by Eugene Michaels One year late, eight companies were legally allowed to create and implement pilot credit system. The best-known companies among the...

Internet Censorship in China - The media is boiling with the discussions about the latest censorship incidents in China. From more and more social media accounts getting terminated to people being detained for expressing discontent online. By Eugene Michaels To put...

Many of the Western tech companies have been blocked in China, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google, which in-fact moved to Hong Kong because they did not want to comply with China’s censorship regulations. by Eugene Michaels On the other hand,...

Xi Jinping is already considered to be one of the most influential Chinese leaders in the country’s history.From his compelling anti-corruption campaigns to the colossal Belt and Road initiative, for, the past five years Xi has been changing China’s...

On Tuesday, February 13th, during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, the heads of six major US Intelligence institutions made negative comments about the Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE. by Eugene Michaels The leaders of the CIA, the NSA, the FBI,...

Most people, when asked to name a Chinese mobile application, would not know what to say. by Eugene Michaels Unsurprisingly so, as such apps as Facebook, Instagram, Uber, or Seamless take up the majority of space on their mobile phones. Many of...

For the past year, and especially since the Cybersecurity Law came into action in June 2017, the Chinese government has been actively cleaning out the domestic social media from rumors and false news. by Eugene Michaels From the closing of many Weibo...

Recently, the discussion about internet censorship in China has been on the rise. While a lot of people are aware of the controversies surrounding the inaccessibility of western social media in China, the issue of internet regulation is much...

We often hear about cyber-attacks being carried out and hackers cracking governmental websites or huge businesses as well as hackers getting their hands on sensitive data. by Jolie Lenkewicz Of course, there is a fair share of hackers not interested in governmental...