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Getting out of China is a move by Google I still admire. Perhaps “the old Google” but they never reversed that decision for the shareholders.
by dep_b 8y ago
Getting out of China is a move by Google I still admire. Perhaps “the old Google” but they never reversed that decision for the shareholders.
- earenndil 8y agoI thought they moved out because they were having difficulty getting penetration?
- brisance 8y agoUpvoted you. Google is still operating in Hong Kong, which is part of China.
- millstone 8y agoGoogle had a (rightful) chip on their shoulder after they discovered Gmail had been targeted and hacked by the Chinese government. Still I think it would have been better for Chinese citizens if Google had found a way to continue operating in China, even if partially censored. It's not good for humanity when the largest country in the world becomes increasingly inwards-directed.
- thorwwed9 8y agoI don't understand why China didn't just send a National Security Letter and request the information that way.
- tonylinn80 8y ago'cause it has no reason to copy what US government would do
- ubernostrum 8y agoToday you learned: even though you think Google is "out" of China, the borders and labels displayed in Google Maps still change if viewed from within China (and for many other countries, too, depending on their stances in territorial disputes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ZMub2UrKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ZMub2UrKU