Bravo! Google

Finally Google has the courage to say no to China. Unlike many other big companies which weigh money and profit more than freedom, democracy, and human rights. Bravo Google!!!

A new approach to China (1/12/2010 03:00:00 PM)

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. ...

Second, we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. ...

Third, ... we have discovered that the accounts of dozens of U.S.-, China- and Europe-based Gmail users who are advocates of human rights in China appear to have been routinely accessed by third parties. ......

Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer