China's Great Firewall Has Its Biggest Leak Ever – Source Code and Docs Spill
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A massive 500GB leak of China's Great Firewall source code and documents has occurred, revealing its sale to multiple countries, sparking discussions on censorship and surveillance.
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China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries