[Sheflug] A New Approach to China

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm...

Originally when Google opened an office in China they agreed to 
censorship.  They have now changed their minds...

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html

"  Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of 
varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a 
highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate 
infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of 
intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that 
what at first appeared to be solely a security incident--albeit a 
significant one--was something quite different.
First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our 
investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large 
companies from a wide range of businesses--including the Internet, 
finance, technology, media and chemical sectors--have been similarly 
targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those 
companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities. 
"

So, the NSA and FBI are now involved.

-- 
Richard

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