China police chief urges harsher Internet controlsChina's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population. "The Internet is developing quickly, there are many loopholes in social management, and maintaining social stability faces unprecedented new challenges," public security minister Meng Jianzhu said in rare public remarks. "One must... actively establish... a comprehensive prevention and control social security system that covers the Internet and the real world," he said in a speech published on the ministry website Monday. Internet use has expanded at a dizzying pace in China, which now has the world's largest online population of at least 338 million users. In a bid to maintain control, authorities regularly censor censor (sĕn`sər), title of two magistrates of ancient Rome (from c.443 B.C. to the time of Domitian). They took the census (by which they assessed taxation, voting, and military service) and supervised public behavior. Internet content they deem unhealthy including pornography and violence, but also information critical of the government -- a system dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the "Great Firewall of China." But many online users get around the system by using proxy servers that allow them to access blocked sites. The Internet has also become a platform for ordinary people who want to vent their frustrations at perceived injustices. In one well-known example, a 21-year-old waitress in central China walked free from a trial in June despite stabbing to death an official who demanded sex after the case sparked nationwide Internet outrage about government sleaze sleaze n. A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" James J. Kilpatrick. . Such a crime would normally have incurred a serious penalty, such as life in jail or even the death sentence, but apparent official concern over the elevated online outcry is thought to have prompted her release. The state China Daily newspaper said the government was increasingly concerned about "fake information and new crimes based on the web." Residents in restive far-western Xinjiang are still experiencing Internet and phone service outages nearly four months after deadly ethnic riots erupted in the regional capital Urumqi. The government says separatists separatists, in religion, those bodies of Christians who withdrew from the Church of England. They desired freedom from church and civil authority, control of each congregation by its membership, and changes in ritual. In the 16th cent. used the Internet, telephones and text messages to spread rumours and foment fo·ment tr.v. fo·ment·ed, fo·ment·ing, fo·ments 1. To promote the growth of; incite. 2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation. hatred as the violence erupted on July 5, leaving 197 people dead, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an official toll. 
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