security

www.isidorsfugue.com — In stark contrast with Shanghai, scanners can't be found in Guangzhou's subway system. I explore why this may be the case and take advantage of a special opportunity to communicate some of my opinions.

www.washingtonpost.com — “I’ve been told that if you use an iPhone or BlackBerry, everything on it — contacts, calendar, e-mails — can be downloaded in a second. All it takes is someone sitting near you on a subway waiting for you to turn it on, and they’ve got it,” said Kenneth Lieberthal, a former senior White House official for Asia who is at the Brookings Institution.

www.shanghaidaily.com — Throw away your used bullet train tickets and get your personal information leaked.

People have found that the bar code on the train tickets can be decoded by software downloaded from the Internet. Information such as passport or other ID numbers, which are partly concealed on the tickets, will then be revealed.

socialbarrel.com — China accuses the US for starting an "Internet war" worldwide to put down Arab countries and other governments, redirecting attention from Google's allegations that Gmail hack attacks originated from the Asian country.

abcnews.go.com — Google Inc. says hackers in China broke into the personal Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior U.S. government officials, military personnel and political activists. The breach announced Wednesday marks the second time in 17 months that Google has publicly identified China as the home base for hijacking.