Comments on: The ‘State Network Information Center’ wants to spy on you. Here’s how to stop them… http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/ No-nonsense China Expat & Travel Community Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the Mighty Meng http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-18647 the Mighty Meng Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:52:06 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-18647 Wow, I don't know how I missed this post. Thanks, Ryan! Oh and to Alfonso, we don't hate China or we wouldn't be here. We just hate Big Brother peering over our shoulder into our private lives and into our intimate space. When I was 8 I didn't want my parents reading my personal journal, when I'm 34 I don't want the Chinese government reading my personal thoughts either. Wow, I don’t know how I missed this post. Thanks, Ryan!

Oh and to Alfonso, we don’t hate China or we wouldn’t be here. We just hate Big Brother peering over our shoulder into our private lives and into our intimate space. When I was 8 I didn’t want my parents reading my personal journal, when I’m 34 I don’t want the Chinese government reading my personal thoughts either.

]]> By: John Galt http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-18645 John Galt Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:42:53 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-18645 Woah. I'm in America and have trolled a bit on the People's Daily site, etc. and I had one of those. That's a little creepy, not going to lie. Woah. I’m in America and have trolled a bit on the People’s Daily site, etc. and I had one of those. That’s a little creepy, not going to lie.

]]> By: gaia http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-18529 gaia Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:29:59 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-18529 it works, that's great! thank you !! it works, that’s great! thank you !!

]]> By: binayakfromnepal http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-17100 binayakfromnepal Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:10:55 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-17100 I can't find the CNNIC certificates but i disabled three Entrust.net certificates. I guess i'm safe for now. Thanks for this I can’t find the CNNIC certificates but i disabled three Entrust.net certificates. I guess i’m safe for now.
Thanks for this

]]> By: Ani K. T. Palmo http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-15713 Ani K. T. Palmo Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:27:32 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-15713 OK, Geeks, I got it to work. Thanks. K. T. Pelmo OK, Geeks,

I got it to work. Thanks. K. T. Pelmo

]]> By: Ani K. T. Palmo http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-15712 Ani K. T. Palmo Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:03:45 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-15712 OOPS...I followed the instructions below but it doesn't go away. Firefox (Windows, Mac, Linux) First go to the Firefox ‘Preferences’ (on Mac), which is called ‘Options’ (I think) on Windows. Then, click the Advanced tab, then the Encryption tab, then click ‘View Certificates’. Next select the Authorities tab, and scroll down to find the CNNIC entry. Highlight the certificate, and then lower down click on the ‘Edit’ button, and in here you should now uncheck all the checkboxes, then click ‘Okay’. OK, that’s one blocked. Also scroll down to the Entrust.net entry, and see if there’s another CNNIC one in there. There’ll either be 1 or 2 in total. If there’s another one, repeat the above instrcutions. To check that it has worked, quit Firefox, and then restart it and go to the website https://www.enum.cn where now a warning should appear saying that the site’s digital certificate is not trusted. If so, that’s great. If not (and the website loads normally), repeat the instructions more carefully. This doesn't make it go away. How 2? OOPS…I followed the instructions below but it doesn’t go away.

Firefox (Windows, Mac, Linux)
First go to the Firefox ‘Preferences’ (on Mac), which is called ‘Options’ (I think) on Windows. Then, click the Advanced tab, then the Encryption tab, then click ‘View Certificates’. Next select the Authorities tab, and scroll down to find the CNNIC entry. Highlight the certificate, and then lower down click on the ‘Edit’ button, and in here you should now uncheck all the checkboxes, then click ‘Okay’. OK, that’s one blocked. Also scroll down to the Entrust.net entry, and see if there’s another CNNIC one in there. There’ll either be 1 or 2 in total. If there’s another one, repeat the above instrcutions.

To check that it has worked, quit Firefox, and then restart it and go to the website https://www.enum.cn where now a warning should appear saying that the site’s digital certificate is not trusted. If so, that’s great. If not (and the website loads normally), repeat the instructions more carefully.

This doesn’t make it go away. How 2?

]]> By: Ani K. T. Palmo http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-15710 Ani K. T. Palmo Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:54:18 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-15710 I'm wrong. I mis-read the Mac/Windows part for Firefox. I’m wrong. I mis-read the Mac/Windows part for Firefox.

]]> By: Ani K. T. Palmo http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-15709 Ani K. T. Palmo Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:53:20 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-15709 I don't find any instructions on how to de-spy my computer. I'm using Firefox as a browser, but I have a PC. How do I do this? Thanks, Pelmo I don’t find any instructions on how to de-spy my computer. I’m using Firefox as a browser, but I have a PC. How do I do this?

Thanks,

Pelmo

]]> By: philipp http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/china-tech/the-state-network-information-center-wants-to-spy-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-them/#comment-15469 philipp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:47:41 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2317#comment-15469 @steven though I wouldn't trust the guys in ZNH a bit, this sounds scarier than it is, from what I understand. They didn't "drop" anything secretly as it sounds from you article, they applied at Mozilla and the guys at Mozilla said yes. They understand the technical part a bit better than most of us, so if there would have been big concern, I guess they would have said no. And it would be very easy to detect it if CNNIC would issue wrong certificates. Espacially as they seem to be under close observation from mozialla themselves, after the outcry this caused. So its certainly something to keep an eye on but nothing to worry to much about. Anyway thanks for the pointer. @steven
though I wouldn’t trust the guys in ZNH a bit, this sounds scarier than it is, from what I understand.
They didn’t “drop” anything secretly as it sounds from you article, they applied at Mozilla and the guys at Mozilla said yes. They understand the technical part a bit better than most of us, so if there would have been big concern, I guess they would have said no.

And it would be very easy to detect it if CNNIC would issue wrong certificates. Espacially as they seem to be under close observation from mozialla themselves, after the outcry this caused.

So its certainly something to keep an eye on but nothing to worry to much about.

Anyway thanks for the pointer.

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