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The article focuses on the possibility of Google Inc. leaving China due to alleged attacks on its e-mail service by hackers. Google is also concerned about Chinese restrictions on free speech. According to a blog by Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, the goal of the hacking appeared to be to...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 394; no. 8665; pp. 41 - 43
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 1/16/2010
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Summary:The article focuses on the possibility of Google Inc. leaving China due to alleged attacks on its e-mail service by hackers. Google is also concerned about Chinese restrictions on free speech. According to a blog by Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, the goal of the hacking appeared to be to access e-mail of Chinese human rights activists.