1. the recent leaked info shows that the GFW and Golden Shield Project are two separate projects led by different research forces;
2. GFW department is only in charge of R&D and maintenance; there is no direct head in response why/how a website is blocked; In fact, any government ministry can order GFW to block a website;
3. GFW has advanced research forces and followed closely to recent advances in Internet security; For example, there are several reports about hijack Google's SSL certificate, and some reports about HTTP/HTTPS attack with GFW;
4. Some whitelisted-IP addresses are provided to high-ranked officials.
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Quick facts about GFW:
1. the recent leaked info shows that the GFW and Golden Shield Project are two separate projects led by different research forces;
2. GFW department is only in charge of R&D and maintenance; there is no direct head in response why/how a website is blocked; In fact, any government ministry can order GFW to block a website;
3. GFW has advanced research forces and followed closely to recent advances in Internet security; For example, there are several reports about hijack Google's SSL certificate, and some reports about HTTP/HTTPS attack with GFW;
4. Some whitelisted-IP addresses are provided to high-ranked officials.