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Chinese Crackdown

Started by Anmer, November 22, 2018, 08:58:04 AM

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Anmer

November 22, 2018, 08:58:04 AM
Over the last week or so there are growing reports of China's Radio Authority confiscating FR24 receivers and associated equipment.

https://forum.flightradar24.com/threads/10727-Very-Important-Is-it-legal-to-post-data-from-China?p=111941&viewfull=1#post111941

https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/chinese-authorities-initiated-crackdown-on-foreign-ads-b-receivers/42751

The legal position is vague and rumour implies the crackdown is being driven by VariFlight, China's alternative (and some say "rip-off") of FR24.  Or a Chinese reaction to recent trade tariffs?

Rumours suggest FlightAware and AirNav will suffer a similar fate.

It will be interesting to see how this develops.

Maybe VariFlight hosts outside China will turn off their feeds in protest?
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