China Launches Investigation Into Maps
August 5, 2009 | Filed Under Net Regulation |Yes, that’s right. Maps. The 2.0 part in all this point to online maps. Here’s what’s being sniffed out right now:
• Maps containing sensitive or even military places
• Maps missing Taiwan, Hainan, and other islands “officially” belonging to the PRC
• Maps illegally created by those without the legal licenses
• Maps with the wrong scale (some maps have a maximum allowable scale of 1:50,000)
• Maps with wrong province boundaries
Suffice it to say that maps missing Taiwan, or showing military secrets, will face especially severe punishment — we smell even criminal sanctions. And nope, not even Sina, Netease and gang are exam-exempt. (Source: Beijing Morning Post via Sohu IT)
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