Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Google re-evaluating its position in China

Google made an interesting announcement today about their approach to doing business in China. Apparently they intend to take a stand again and stop censoring the results on google.cn, even if this means they are prevented from conducting business in the country. I think the unstated message is that Google believes the "attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered" were conducted from within the Chinese government and this has prompted their change in stance (or at least, I can't follow the logic of the article any other way).

Somehow I don't see the Chinese government doing anything more than shrugging its figurative shoulders, but it will be interesting to see what, if anything, is the fallout.

3 comments:

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Pamela said...

This is a bold move by Google, and it will certainly make waves. It's a high stakes game, like a tense match of Basket Random , and the outcome is anything but certain.

Antonia K. Gardin said...

That's a pretty bold move by Google, isn't it? It's tough to stand up to a government, especially one as powerful as China's. I can't help but wonder if this will actually change anything in the long run, or if it'll just be a momentary blip. It reminds me a bit of a lone Snow rider trying to navigate a blizzard – admirable, but potentially overwhelmed. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it all plays out.