The Great Firewall of China
Wednesday 15 February 2006
U.S. technology giants Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft have been drawing increasing criticism for cooperating with the Chinese government's online censorship and surveillance programs. The recently launched Google.cn is tailored to the Chinese authorities' specifications, blocking China's Internet users from information about taboo topics such as human rights and democracy. Google rivals Yahoo! and Microsoft are also under fire for censorship. Legislation is currently being drafted by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., to force companies to move computer servers out of China.
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I applaud Google for their fight against the Justice Department. It says a lot about the country we live in that Google doesn't have a problem speaking out against our government. Makes you wonder why they are so fast to acquiesce to the Chinese. And let's hear it for Rep. Chris Smith, the way to handle the issue of government censorship is for the government to force private industry to do the right thing. Thank goodness, we have all these governments looking out for our well being.
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