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Looks like Google policy changes regarding China are the first scrambling steps up a slippery slope they're already on. If other countries start expecting Googl
by shib71 17y ago
Looks like Google policy changes regarding China are the first scrambling steps up a slippery slope they're already on. If other countries start expecting Google to implement censoring based on their actions in China it may become a serious handicap for them.
- rbanffy 17y agoIf Google decides to fight this decision (as it should), it will be struck down. While there are exceptions to freedom of speech (mostly about promoting crimes, discrimination and anonymity) the law is not nearly that bad as to make bad taste illegal. And, if it did, there would be a whole lot of criminals far worse than the ones responsible for this ;-) As a curious note, no Brazilian news agency seems to have picked this one up at this time.
- nandemo 17y agoLots of hits here: http://news.google.com/news/story?cf=all&hl=pt&cf=all&ncl=d1T7JKj9osZaSaM5Z2dHizOZIkwRM http://news.google.com/news/story?cf=all&hl=pt&cf=al... I don't know if it's a case of mere bad taste, as they don't mention the details. It could be slander (calúnia ou difamação).
- rbanffy 17y agoI stand corrected. Free speech is a joke here. Any suggestion of sane country to move to?
- nandemo 17y agoI live in Japan now. Not exactly sane but at least it's civilized. ;-) But look at the bright side. You can live very well in Brazil if you're a good developer. (Me mande email se quiser)
- noonespecial 17y agoRemember that google did something else in China when it became clear that they weren't going to see eye to eye with the local government.