Some 22 major global business groups on Friday urged the Chinese government to scrap the implementation of the order that will filter web contents through pre-installed software, saying it may pose more problems in security and privacy of the users.
In their letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, the chamber of commerce and other trading business groups asked China to drop the controversial order, just days before its full implementation.
The group represents the major technology business and other suppliers, which aims to put pressure on China to defer the plan.
The group’s action stemmed from a protest from Washington, whom earlier said that the filtering software (Green Dam), which will be installed in the users PCs can be more of a risk, than a more of a help for the government of China.
According to the business groups’ letter, Green Dam’s mandate only raise more questions on the privacy, security, and the reliability of the systems in allowing the free flow of data that the online users preferred.
“We are appealing to the Chinese government to reconsider the implementation of the said order and the main function of Green Dam,” the business groups said in their letter.
Based on earlier reports, such appeal by business groups to the Chinese leader is very unlikely. Companies usually do not meddle with the government functions and policies for fear of economic retaliation from the government.
Those who signed the letter were the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Japan, Europe, and the US National Association of Manufacturers and small, medium, and micro enterprises operating in China. Most of the signatories were representing businesses in technology.
Earlier, the Chinese government stressed that there is a need to block the access to obscene, gore, and violent materials online.
But analysts and critics believe that the reason behind the installation of the software was to filter out politically objectionable articles and contents against the China.
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