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re MUST READ: Google may end China operations over data breach
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:51:51 -0500
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From: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com> Date: January 13, 2010 2:26:36 PM EST To: dave () farber net Cc: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>Subject: Re: [IP] MUST READ: Google may end China operations over data breach
there's a big difference in how censorship works in those two countries. Of course, it's always dangerous to leave too much power to governments, but it's foolish not to make appropriate distinctions.On Jan 13, 2010, at 2:08 PM, David Farber wrote:Begin forwarded message: From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net> Date: January 13, 2010 12:18:16 AM EST To: dave () farber net, "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>Subject: Re: [IP] ] MUST READ: Google may end China operations over data breachWhat I find extremely interesting is that Google is protesting censorship by the Chinese government but is willingly cooperating with the Indian government to censor not only searches but also online discussions; seehttp://www.inquisitr.com/3901/google-training-censorship-police-in-india/ http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/13/india_googles_orkut_.html http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/22/india-google-assists-police-in-orkut-users-arrest/This inconsistency makes one wonder whether Google is sincere in its condemnation of Chinese censorship, or whether it is considering abandoning China because it is having difficulty making a profit there and is being beaten by local competitor Baidu; seehttp://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/10/26/googles-chinese-competitor-baidu-doubles-profit --Brett Glass ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.comEsther Dyson edyson () edventure com 632 Broadway, 10th floor New York, NY 10012 USA www.edventure.com www.flickr.com/photos/edyson @edyson
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