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Austin Tx -- In mid-December, Google discovered "a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google".  Whoa!  In consequence to this Google has been thinking of pulling the plug on the web in china.  Previously Google was complying with China's strict designs on censoring Google searches.  Programming Google in such ways as the "Golden Sheild Project" which when searching for prohibited Chinese keywords,  Google China would display the following statement at the end of the page (translated): "In accordance with local laws, regulations and policies, part of the search result is not shown."

Google China  was founded in 2005.  According to Analysis International Google has a market share in China of 29%.  Though Google is worried about the loss of its position on the web in China, they have taken the step of embracing open and public resistance by sharing information about these attacks for two reasons 1.The security of human rights. 2. That this goes to the heart of a much bigger design, the global debate about freedom of speech.

It seems to me that Google will do all in its power to resolve the issue of censoring the web in China. Possibly designing ways to get around the strict programming.  There are a lot of folk here in Austin that will be very interested in seeing how Google goes about this. Hoping that the freedom of speech and human rights will be protected through out the world.

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