[LINK] Google Ends Censorship In China

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Google Ends Censorship In China 

By Thomas Claburn January 12, 2010 07:50 PM 
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=222300673


Targeted cyber attacks on the corporate data of at least 20 public 
companies in China and efforts to steal data about human rights advocates 
have prompted Google to re-evaluate its cooperation with Chinese censors. 

Google said on Tuesday that it will no longer censor search results on 
www.google.cn, a decision likely to end the company's presence in China. 

Google's decision was immediately hailed by rights groups ..

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Cheers,
Stephen