Chinese censors take aim at AirDrop and Bluetooth

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Authorities are relentlessly plugging the 'cracks' in China's Great Firewall to quench dissent.

China wants to restrict the use of mobile file-sharing services such as AirDrop and Bluetooth in a move that will expand its censorship machine.

They want service providers to prevent the spread of illegal and "undesirable" information, among other things.Bluetooth, AirDrop and such file-sharing services are crucial tools in China, where the so-called Great Firewall has resulted in one of the mostly tightly-controlled internet regimes. AirDrop is especially popular among activists because it relies on Bluetooth connections between close-range devices, allowing them to share information with strangers without revealing their personal details or going through a centralised network that can be monitored.

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