As a part of their effort to provide greater transparency about the use and blocking of their services, Google provides some interesting information which is available in “real time” online. Their … [Read more...]
Google and government requests for data or removal
Google receives requests, including court orders, from many countries, for data or for removal of information on the various services it provides (search, YouTube, etc.). They’re experimenting with … [Read more...]
Google, Human Rights, Free Speech
Google's Chief Legal Officer has fired a “shot across the bow” aimed at the Chinese ship of state. In a post on the Official Google Blog a couple of hours ago, David Drummond, SVP Corporate … [Read more...]
Google and censorship in China – the tale continues
With Kai-Fu Lee leaving Google.cn [see Wall Street Journal article which first announced the departure] the story of how Google has gone from a company that provides access to “everything” on the web, … [Read more...]
The Onion- Internet adds 12th website
I don’t ever post humor[1], and I delete humor videos when they’re sent to me by friends, but this Onion article about China recognizing the appearance of the 12th website cracked me up! Too many … [Read more...]