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No Pesky Privacy Privileges in China, Either

Suzanne Ito,
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July 31, 2008

When it comes to China, the Olympics and surveillance, of a very good point: When it comes to privacy safeguards, China, along with the United States, the U.K. and Russia, are "black"—meaning, the worst of the worst— on .

We enumerated back in January the Bush administration policies that won us this dubious distinction.

For those of you who are heading to China for some good, old-fashioned fun (under the watchful eyes of the the Chinese government has installed, for your and the athletes' safety, of course), the numerous handy guides for journalists covering the human rights situation in China. They're intended for journos, but are useful for anyone who wishes to communicate—or blog—under the radar (so to speak).

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