Google Could Leave China over Censorship, E-mail Attacks

[chloe]

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country after discovering that computers hackers had tricked human rights activists into opening their e-mail accounts to outsiders.

The change-of-heart announced Tuesday heralds a major shift for Google, which has repeatedly said it will obey Chinese laws that require some politically and socially sensitive issues to be blocked from search results that are available in other countries

Google disclosed in a blog post that it had detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China." Further investigation revealed that "a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists," Google said in the post written by Chief Legal Officer David Drummond.

Google did not specifically accuse the Chinese government. But the company added that it is "no longer willing to continue censoring our results" on its Chinese search engine, as the government requires. Google says the decision could force it to shut down its Chinese site and its offices in the country.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/12/google-threatening-to-lea_n_420857.html

[Gaffer]

So many, especially in the media, think China is a big benevolent over populated society. It's not. It's a communist dictatorship. A very vicious one at that. They are slowly and carefully building their military and testing where and when they can push. They need resources. At present they are able to get them peacefully through trade. But turmoil in the rest of the world works to their advantage. They don't concern themselves with human rights or people lives. Individuals mean nothing, it's only the state that counts. Decent is not tolerated and is punished by death. It's the kind of society the dark lord is working hard to build here.

[Monkeybone]

So many, especially in the media, think China is a big benevolent over populated society. It's not. It's a communist dictatorship. A very vicious one at that. They are slowly and carefully building their military and testing where and when they can push. They need resources. At present they are able to get them peacefully through trade. But turmoil in the rest of the world works to their advantage. They don't concern themselves with human rights or people lives. Individuals mean nothing, it's only the state that counts. Decent is not tolerated and is punished by death. It's the kind of society the dark lord is working hard to build here.

well yah, that is why they are trying to push so hard to get control of the internet. You get control of that, you have effectively shackeled a form of communication, education etc.

[Gaffer]

well yah, that is why they are trying to push so hard to get control of the internet. You get control of that, you have effectively shackeled a form of communication, education etc.

Very true.

They are in nice guy mode at this time. All smiles and handshakes. When they do decide to move it will be like the mongol hordes.

They are building anti-satellite missiles, Increasing their navy, they have all the soldiers they need and can get even more. They have sweat shops to produce goods and are increasing their technology. They use countries like N. Korea and iran to keep pressure on the west. They have their own brand of communism and are looking to fill the gap left by the soviets.

[chloe]

Google needs to Punish China and get China hooked to the free flow of ideas on the internet let the chinese men view available beautiful women who want to be a wife and then close down the internet to China....get them hooked like lowly desperate heroin addicts and shut them down....make them beg for uncensored..."news" and then deny them !!!:lol:

Google Rules with an Iron Fist !!!! Now who's the Red Dragon Beyotch?

[Binky]

So many, especially in the media, think China is a big benevolent over populated society. It's not. It's a communist dictatorship. A very vicious one at that. They are slowly and carefully building their military and testing where and when they can push. They need resources. At present they are able to get them peacefully through trade. But turmoil in the rest of the world works to their advantage. They don't concern themselves with human rights or people lives. Individuals mean nothing, it's only the state that counts. Decent is not tolerated and is punished by death. It's the kind of society the dark lord is working hard to build here.


:clap::clap: Great post....and unfortunately, all so true...... The Chinese gov't has three things on its mind......to control, to keep control and to gain more control....