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Google no, but I think it's a little naive to believe the Chinese aren't trying to do this. They would be incompetent if they didn't try to infiltrate Google, a

by equark 16y ago

Google no, but I think it's a little naive to believe the Chinese aren't trying to do this. They would be incompetent if they didn't try to infiltrate Google, as the wikileaks documents suggest they did. Government backed corporate espionage is pretty common. For instance, just from today: French intelligence is looking into a possible Chinese role in spying on carmaker Renault, a government source told Reuters on Friday. Three executives, including one of its management committee, were suspended on Monday in the case suspected of leaking material on the electric vehicle program in which Renault and partner Nissan have invested billions.

jschuur 16y ago
If a third party or government wanted to infiltrate the email or other service provider of a business they were interested in, then it doesn't matter if they're Google or another provider. They'd go after whoever has the data. I would actually trust Google to have more technical expertise to withstand an outright attack than a smaller ISP, and to play hardball with lawyers more if compelled otherwise. And if worst comes to worse and they are forced, I'd trust them to make a stink about it like they did last year with searched in China.