Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Google Links Up With US Spy-Master To thwart Threats To Cyberspace

Google has threatened to pull out of the Chinese market
unless Beijing can guarantee uncensored searches.


From Times Online:

Google is teaming up with the US National Security Agency to battle cyber-attacks from China in a move that is causing disquiet on the internet.

The alliance of the world’s largest internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance agency has provoked concern among privacy advocates. The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Centre filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking more details yesterday hours after the deal was disclosed by The Washington Post.

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