It would appear unusual for a blog posting strikes, like a bomb and a countless number of articles and commentaries in the traditional media, especially in the blogosphere and Twitter causes, such as yesterday in the official Google blog published Article "A new approach to China" . What is it about?
Google reported a emanating from China hacker attack that was aimed at Google, but also about twenty other large, spy in many different areas of global business. to get insight into the Gmail account of Chinese human rights activists (more details on the Google blog post) - to have been the primary concern seems - according to Google. And then comes the conclusion to be drawn from it and has caused so much turmoil:
"We launched Google.cn in January 2006 that the benefits of the Increased access to information for people was outweighed in China and a more open Internet our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results. At the time we made clear that "we will carefully monitor conditions in China, including new laws and other restrictions on our services. If we determine that we are unable to achieve the objectives outlined we will not hesitate to reconsider our approach to China."
These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.”
This is for a profit-making companies more than strong stuff and can shoot, of course, speculation about the background, motives and consequences of the herb. Therefore I have compiled some sources below that are appropriate for my personal assessment, with serious and informed analysis to bring some light into the darkness
- Danny Sullivan: Google Just Says No to China. Ending Censorship, due to Gmail Attack
A longer post with many links and as I find it quite plausible explanation about the motives. - Ben Parr: The Global Implications of Google's Stand Against Chinese Censorship
Discuss the importance of the decision for China and the global debate about censorship on the Web. - Greg Sterling: Google's China Gambit: Day Two Reaction
gathers reactions and comments.
And here's a quote a Twitter message from four hours ago:
"I never thought I would see the day when a corporation would stand up to a totalitarian nation before a government would."
multicomponent to discuss. What do you think?
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