Hacktivism

Dissidents of current Chinese policies (from outside the country) have hacked into Chinese servers and place dissenting political statements. These people have been termed ``Hacktivists''; hacktivists are emerging as the new wave of political activists in the digital age. They are finding out that such actions are quite effective and powerful in countermanding the oppressive Chinese government.

Political hacking appears to be the most potent threat to the authorities' attempts to censor the Internet. Many official government sites are using outdated and insecure software, giving hackers leverage and opportunity to make their point on sites to which every Internet user in China would have access.