Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tue, January 12, 2010 -- 6:11 PM ET ----- Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked Google threatened to end its operations in China after it discovered that the e-mail accounts of human rights activists had been breached. The company said it had detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China." Google says further investigation revealed that "a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists." 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. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na ----- Now get New York Times breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWSALERTS to 698698 (NYTNYT). ----- About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com. To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company
Hi, Fare the well google, the Chinese do not need you. Google only has a 30% share of the Chinese search engine business their departure will benefit the other players one of which is a home grown initiative. I wish Kenyan policy makers could like at issues like the Chinese where local takes preference over foreign. This was an intentional act to get Google to leave, and they fell for it, hope we shall now appreciate the Media Bill which aims to help the local. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 --- On Wed, 13/1/10, alice <alice@apc.org> wrote: From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: [kictanet] Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, 13 January, 2010, 19:22 Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tue, January 12, 2010 -- 6:11 PM ET ----- Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked Google threatened to end its operations in China after it discovered that the e-mail accounts of human rights activists had been breached. The company said it had detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China." Google says further investigation revealed that "a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists." 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. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na ----- Now get New York Times breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWSALERTS to 698698 (NYTNYT). ----- About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com. To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.u...
But Robert - the principle behind this issue is the curbing of freedom of expression, and the further discovery of surveillance on private citizen emails. Do you encourage our government to go in this direction? Brian On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:02 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi,
Fare the well google, the Chinese do not need you. Google only has a 30% share of the Chinese search engine business their departure will benefit the other players one of which is a home grown initiative.
I wish Kenyan policy makers could like at issues like the Chinese where local takes preference over foreign. This was an intentional act to get Google to leave, and they fell for it, hope we shall now appreciate the Media Bill which aims to help the local.
Regards
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
--- On *Wed, 13/1/10, alice <alice@apc.org>* wrote:
From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: [kictanet] Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, 13 January, 2010, 19:22
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tue, January 12, 2010 -- 6:11 PM ET -----
Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked
Google threatened to end its operations in China after it discovered that the e-mail accounts of human rights activists had been breached.
The company said it had detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China." Google says further investigation revealed that "a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists." 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.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na
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But Robert - the principle behind this issue is the curbing of freedom of expression, and the further discovery of surveillance on private citizen emails. Do you encourage our government to go in this direction?
If the Chinese government frustrates Google out, has it built the capacity of local companies? Can they compete in the global market? Will they better their services? Muzzling citizens may kick out competitors but pretty soon, it will be the companies themselves that will have government on their backs. Nnenna -- Nnenna Nwakanma Director, nnenna.org Consultants on Information, Communications, Technology and Events for Development (RCCM - CI-ABJ-2008-A-3.768) Tel: +225 225 271 44 Fax: +225 224 264 71 Cel: +225 07 416 820 nnenna@nnenna.org http://www.nnenna.org http://nnennaorg.blogspot.com
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