Green Dam Postponed, Not Indefinitely

It seems as I feared the Chines are only delaying implementation of Green Dam long enough to make sure it works (Berman Post: Chinese Government Indefinitely Postpone Green Dam). Worse yet, some companies are already putting the Green Dam software on the computers they are selling in China even though it is not required yet.

http://mashable.com/2009/07/02/green-dam-not-dropped

"I guess the celebrations were premature. According to a China government official, Chinese authorities haven’t given up on web filtering program Green Dam; they’ve just postponed it.
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However, it’s bound to come back, according to an unnamed government official. Speaking to China Daily, he said:
“The government will definitely carry on the directive on Green Dam. It’s just a matter of time. What will happen is that some PC manufacturers will have it included with their PC packages sooner than the others. But there is no definite deadline at the moment.“
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*Update: AP reports that more companies have taken after Sony, including Green Dam bundled with new PCs sold in China. The list includes Benq, Acer, and Haier, with other companies, such as Asus, claiming they’re planning to start bundling Green Dam with their PCs. HP, Dell and Toshiba still haven’t decided how to proceed, but overall it seems that, regardless of its postponement, Green Dam has already won."

The battle royal between Anonymous and the Chinese government censors is back on (Berman Post: Anonymous Declares War on Chinese Internet Censorship).