{"id":948,"date":"2007-09-08T22:22:31","date_gmt":"2007-09-08T20:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/internet-technology\/anonimity-in-china.html"},"modified":"2007-09-09T20:40:20","modified_gmt":"2007-09-09T18:40:20","slug":"anonimity-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=948","title":{"rendered":"Anonimity in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It really surprised me how easy and anonymous the process of buying a SIM card was. This will never happen in USA or Europe after the terrorists attacks that took place in those territories.  China has an unusual combination of significant censorship and  yet great opportunities for anonymity.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/vpod.tv\/martinvars\/299136\/include\/videoPlayer\"> <\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>You can also watch this video in <a href=\"http:\/\/es.youtube.com\/watch?v=tKU2c--rxiw\">Youtube<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/en.sevenload.com\/videos\/Qgg9adg\/10072007026\">Sevenload<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mainphotoarea\"><\/div><div class=\"theme-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=948\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"71\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-font=\"arial\" data-locale=\"en_US\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It really surprised me how easy and anonymous the process of buying a SIM card was. This will never happen in USA or Europe after the terrorists attacks that took place in those territories. China has an unusual combination of significant censorship and yet great opportunities for anonymity. 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