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"Google Inc has plans to shut down its engineering office in Russia amid a crackdown on internet freedoms and a law regarding data-handling practices" Should t

• ars 12y ago
  People are so used to their freedom, that they (rightly) get upset over even small losses of it. But it makes them forget what real loss of freedom is, and think that what they lost is somehow comparable. They just don't realize how bad it can really get.
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• chj 12y ago
  Being a US company, they have no problem with regulation from US government. But clearly Google doesn't want to cooperate with other governments, be it China or Russia or Spain.
  • icebraining 12y ago
    How did they not cooperate with Spain?
    • mszyndel 12y ago
      They're closing Google News in Spain I suppose.
      • icebraining 12y ago
        Sure, but I don't see how is that not cooperating. Not cooperating would be to close the offices in the country and continue running the site without paying, in defiance to the law. But what Google did was adapt itself to be in compliance with Spanish law, by taking one of the two options available.
        • tluyben2 12y ago
          Yes, the problem here of course is that 'the people on the street' don't know about this crazy stuff in their country, so something more drastic needs to happen than shutting down Google News if you want 'the people' to speak up. Trying to block Google because they refuse to comply would be a good one for that.