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Article

12 Jun 2009

Author:
Global Network Initiative

GNI Principles Offer Guidance to ICT Manufacturing and Software Sector

The concurrent and cumulative issues [with the Chinese Govts' requirement for computer manufacturers to install Green Dam/Youth Escort content control software] that implicate human rights and undermine user choice include the requirement for mandatory installation; the difficulty of uninstalling the software; and filtering that goes beyond sexually explicit or other content inappropriate for children...The GNI can help to address...[human rights] dilemmas [for the computer manufacturing firms] since it is a unique organization with the capacity to provide operational guidance on human rights issues in a collaborative setting.