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Sep 26 2011

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China’s Windows XP Pirate is Out of Jail – and Now Eyeing Android

bySteven MillwardinAsia, Web

The notorious Chinese software pirate behind the ‘Tomato Garden’ cracked editions of Windows XP is now out of jail, having served a two year term in the slammer. His arrest in 2009 brought to an end China’s biggest software piracy ring. It is estimated that his Windows XP Tomato Garden Edition was downloaded over 10 million times, and that Mr Hong profited from ad revenue on the download website. Now a free man, Hong Lei (pictured right) says he is abandoning his pirating ways, and also washing his hands of PCs ...

May 26 2011

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Chinese Inmates Forced Into Gold Farming, Earning Money for Guards

byRick MartininBusiness, Web

There’s a fascinating piece in The Guardian this morning reporting that many Chinese inmates (at least in Jixi labor camp) are forced to play online games to build up credit for prison guards. One former prison guard cited in the article explains: There were 300 prisoners forced to play games. We worked 12-hour shifts in the camp. I heard them say they could earn 5,000-6,000rmb a day… If I couldn’t complete my work quota, they would punish me physically. They would make me stand with my hands raised in the air ...

Dec 28 2009

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Escaped Prisoner Updates Facebook Regularly

bySarah ChonginUncategorized

What is it like to tell the world about your life as a fugitive? Craig Lynch, 28, escaped Hollesley Bay prison back in September to find out. Ever since breaking out of prison, he has been updating his Facebook status regularly; hinting his whereabouts and telling friends what he is up to. "mmm i just had a 12lb venison steak. Roasted veg and chips, bangin meal. I feel stuffed but still got room for the j.d's . Hope you enjoyed the meal babe's. We'll have to eat here again," Lynch wrote on ...