Re: more news from Google

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Jan 13, 2010, at 2:05 AM, Stefan Fouant wrote:

> I for one would be really happy to see them follow through with this.  I was
> very disappointed when they agreed to censor search results, although I can
> understand why they did so from a business standpoint... it seemed to go
> against the google mantra of "do no evil"...
>
> I'm skeptical if they'll go through with it...

According to their spokesperson, they have already stopped censoring.

That sounds a bit iffy to me.  It's one thing to say "we want to stop censoring, and will pull out if you don't let 
us", and "we are breaking the law, nah, nah, nah".

You don't like the law, don't do biz in that country.  But blatantly breaking a law is bad joo-joo.

-- 
TTFN,
patrick


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Chase [mailto:math () sizone org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:24 AM
> > To: nanog () nanog org
> > Subject: more news from Google
> >
> > I must say I'll have to take a step back from my previous
> > position/postings
> > having read this article.
> >
> > I just can't figure out their /ANGLE/. :) </cynic>
> >
> > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
> >
> > Well played, google?
> >
> > /kc
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