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TECH CONTROVERSY IN CHINA SHANZHAI, SECURITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA COr Chinese fake electronics--most notably Apple lookalikes-threaten intellectual property, but provide amazing opportunities to those who can't afford "the real thing." Foreign dignitaries and business people sometimes discover security problems following trips to the most populous country in the world. And amidst social rebellions worldwide, Chinese officials grow ever more concerned about the role of social networks and blogs in dissent and revolution. SEE THE LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND TECHNOLOGY. Chinese Counterfeiting in Recent Years iPad 2 $48 BILLION & 2.1 MILLION JOBS $1 Billion -$500,000 Jobs D-Pad iPad 2 and iPhone designs combine to make the lost to the U.S. due to Chinese piracylcounterfeiting "D-pad" and "E-pad" Shanzhai tablet/phones 2009 JANUARY,2011 APRIL, 2011 Analysts comparɛ a counterfeit iPad Smart Cover to the rɛal thing Shanzhai Apple $33 ($39 • Cover difficult to put on -- magnetic hinge fell off • Easily attaches, with no breakage • Presumably, does not smell • Smells -- a strange plastic must have been used JUNE, 2011 MAY, 2011 3 Chinese Distributors arɛ Fined and Jailed for Selling Counterfeit iPad 2s • The Shenzhen counterfeiter bought assembly plans from two Foxconn workers (where authentic Apple products are assembled) for: O = $2,000 $30,000 S00088 7TH YEAR The three are convicted of violating • China is listed among the worst countries at protecting intellectual property JULY, 2011 AUGUST, 2011 An American blogger traveling to China encounters and ɛxposes an entire fakɛ Applɛ storɛ in Kunming • Fake Apple stores uncovered in China: 22 . Apple logo, wooden tables, and employees who honestly believe they work for Apple all make it difficult to distinguish. • The giveaway? Apple has no official stores in Kunming. The 13 authorized resellers in the :!. city cannot masquerade as Apple stores or say they're Apple employees • It's unknown whether the products sold are authentic Apple or Shanzhai products • Another unauthorized store in Sh ars s many similarities, but these employees deny s don't seem to mind Apple affiliation when askedand cu FEBRUARY, 2012 SEPTEMBER, 2011 sut Lerwoen Proview Technology and Apple stands Apple up to: $1.6 BILLION • Chinese gang members arrested for assembling/selling fake iPhones in Shanghai: S- $100 Million 00000 0000 0000000 · 200 0000000000 = 20 fake are recovered cost to make: sale prices • China's Proview International trademarked "iPad" in Taiwan and China at the beginning of the millennium $313 vs. $626 functions/features, but a shorter battery life • Apple purchased the trademark from Proview in Taiwan for $55,000 (2,000 YUAN) (2,000 YUAN) in 2009 - but according to Proview, the sale did not apply to the China trademark O 1 in 5 In terms of tech specs, these products are often inferior-but many boast superior unbreakability, water resistance and other useful features Proview sued Apple over sales of Apple iPads in China in 2011. Apple counter-sued, but lost phones worldwide is a fake 80% of those • Proview seeks not only financial recompense and a cessation of iPad sales in China, but an apology from Apple. Shenzen, China Counterfeit Chinese products are known Data Security for Businɛss Travelers "SHANZHAI" The United States Chamber of Commerce was hacked in 2010, resulting in: 6 WEEKS OF INTERNAL-MAILS READ $ SEARCHES FORFINANCIAL DATA A printer and a thermostat in a corporate residence were linked to an Internet address in China • ITS NOW PROHIBITED FOR EMPLOYEES TO BRING DEVICES WITH THEM ON TRIPS TO-CERTAIN COUNTRIES--PRIMARILY CHINA. • MANY MORE TECH -BASED COMPANIES HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT. • CHINA DOES NOT ALLOW TRAVELERS TO BRING IN ENCRYPTED DEVICES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PERMISSION. Steps to Avoid Being Hacked When Traveling: PASSWORD Leave everyday devices at home Bring temporary devices, ed before which are wi leaving your home counte Turn offiremove battery of devices micropho e ped Never enter passwords directly consider copy-pasting from an external source Avoid Wi-Fi and Bluetooth may be ta Microblogging us. Social Networks 92.3% of China's 420 million nɛtizens check social netuiorks at lɛast zK per uɛɛk THEUSERS OF WEIBOS (MICROBLOG/SOCIALNETWORK SITES) IN CHINA OUTNUMBER THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THEUNITED STATES 3 Social Network and Microblogging Site Users in China Dec 2010 235.1 (51.4%) 63.1 (13.8%) Dec 2011 40% in Millions & percent of internet users 244.1 (47.6%) 249.9 (48.7%) Social Network Users Microblog Users OF NETIZENS HAVE PUBLISHED CONTENTONLINE, INCLUDING BLOGS Use of microblogs in China increased China has blocked Twitter, Facebook, WordPress and other social tools for fear of 296% dissent in 2011, overtaking social networking Chinese officials have warned that rumors spread on microblogs are more damaging to society than heroin or cocaine. Bloggers who submit real names, ID and phone numbers to Sina Weibo, Ch st N microblog medals" on their blogs when their identity is confirmed by public security host, will receive By 2015 it's estimated China will hit 488 MILLION social networking users Names will not be displayed on blogs, but records will be kept by blog hosts -20 Million PRESENTED BY: SOURCES http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspxR=1008844&ecida65060336754471881651943c21c5ed4 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/z2011/dec/06/china-cracks-down-microblogging rumours http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/20O11-12/03fontent 1420G695.htm http://www.cmswire.com/cm/social businesichina to enforce real-name policy formicroblogging claiming online accountability 014211 ptp http:/is-db.stanford.eduleunts6573thomas_crampton_sprie_seminar presentation.pat tpwww.thearlantic.com/ntemationalarchive/2011/12/2011-when-chinese-social-media found-its-leg250083/ http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/02/24kchina social-network WEBHOSTING GEEKS WWW.WEBHOSTINGGEEKS.COM

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Chinese counterfeit electronics, predominantly Apple “twins”, disregard of copyright law, but give tremendous possibility to those people who are not able to afford ”the real stuff”. Politicia...

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