Google praised for rejecting censorship in China.

The article reports on the decision of Internet search giant Google Inc. not to consider censorship of its search engine in China. According to Google's chief legal officer David Drummond, the goal of the hackers is to access the electronic mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. It cites t...

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Published in:	Tibetan Review: The Monthly Magazine on all Aspects of Tibet Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 29
Format:	Article
Published:	Tibetan Review Feb2010
Subjects:	Web search engines Internet censorship Google Inc. Computer hacking Computer hackers Human rights workers Drummond, David C., 1963- China
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Summary:	The article reports on the decision of Internet search giant Google Inc. not to consider censorship of its search engine in China. According to Google's chief legal officer David Drummond, the goal of the hackers is to access the electronic mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. It cites that 20-year-old sophomore Tenzin Seldon and Beijing-based lawyer Teng Biao are among the people who had email accounts. An overview on the other decisions of Google to reject censorship is offered.