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A new approach to China



1/12/2010 03:00:00 PM
Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident--albeit a significant one--was something quite different.

First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses--including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors--have been similarly targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities.

Second, we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Based on our investigation to date we believe their attack did not achieve that objective. Only two Gmail accounts appear to have been accessed, and that activity was limited to account information (such as the date the account was created) and subject line, rather than the content of emails themselves.

Third, as part of this investigation but independent of the attack on Google, we have discovered that the accounts of dozens of U.S.-, China- and Europe-based Gmail users who are advocates of human rights in China appear to have been routinely accessed by third parties. These accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users' computers.

We have already used information gained from this attack to make infrastructure and architectural improvements that enhance security for Google and for our users. In terms of individual users, we would advise people to deploy reputable anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on their computers, to install patches for their operating systems and to update their web browsers. Always be cautious when clicking on links appearing in instant messages and emails, or when asked to share personal information like passwords online. You can read more here about our cyber-security recommendations. People wanting to learn more about these kinds of attacks can read this report (PDF) by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as well as a related analysis (PDF) prepared for the Commission, Nart Villeneuve's blog and this presentation on the GhostNet spying incident.

We have taken the unusual step of sharing information about these attacks with a broad audience not just because of the security and human rights implications of what we have unearthed, but also because this information goes to the heart of a much bigger global debate about freedom of speech. In the last two decades, China's economic reform programs and its citizens' entrepreneurial flair have lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese people out of poverty. Indeed, this great nation is at the heart of much economic progress and development in the world today.

We launched Google.cn in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results. At the time we made clear that "we will carefully monitor conditions in China, including new laws and other restrictions on our services. If we determine that we are unable to achieve the objectives outlined we will not hesitate to reconsider our approach to China."

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.

The decision to review our business operations in China has been incredibly hard, and we know that it will have potentially far-reaching consequences. We want to make clear that this move was driven by our executives in the United States, without the knowledge or involvement of our employees in China who have worked incredibly hard to make Google.cn the success it is today. We are committed to working responsibly to resolve the very difficult issues raised.

Update: Added a link to another referenced report in paragraph 5.

Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

STL

从谷歌事件看中共的反动本质。中共为了控制民众的思想意识，不惜让十几亿人变成井底之蛙。

邪教的基本特征就是控制人们的意识，因此，中共是最大的邪教集团。邪教集团还有古巴共产党和北朝鲜，可怜的古巴人民直到前不久才被允许购买电视机和手机。没吃过猪肉，应该看看猪走，中共的媒体封锁，使本来想像力就差的中华民族失去了很多看猪走的机会。这些共党集团是阻碍人类文明进步的／反人类的／恶势力黑社会利益集团。

谷歌中国业务的关闭，必然助长百度这个靠模仿抄袭谷歌起家的小人公司的成长，使中华民族的创新精神再次受到挫败。

gshanlshui

准备把自己所有的邮箱都换成谷歌的,以实际行动支持谷歌.

resp-vendor

Post by gshanlshui;2469921
准备把自己所有的邮箱都换成谷歌的,以实际行动支持谷歌.

我早就把所有的邮箱都换成谷歌了，跟政治无关，是因为确实好用，相信你用了谷歌，你就不会再回头用那些杂七杂八的邮箱了。

VV2MM

表面是商业竞争，实际上，是中国整顿互联网的一部分。

谷歌（google)要撤出中国大陆的消息已经公布，如果实行，将会成为互联网界大事。博讯记者第一时间联系了北京宣传部门有关领导，这位中共官员表示，谷歌撤出中国是迟早的事，只是他们自己还没有意识到。他说，这一次谷歌所谓要撤出中国，应该只是威胁性质的，为了讨价还价，但他们显然打错了算盘，如果说几个月前他们的威胁还有效的话，现在则绝对没有用了，因为这次整顿互联网是提高到亡党亡国的高度，一个谷歌简直是螳臂当车。这次整顿互联网的最终目的就是要把谷歌这种在中国有巨大影响力的搜索引擎完全地管理起来。

这位官员表示，目前谷歌同中方最大的分歧就在于搜索内容的过滤，中国政府要求谷歌像百度一样，实行严格的过滤，不符合中方法律的一律不得进入搜索内容。关于这一点，谷歌和北京也多次讨价还价，好几次达成了互让一步的和解。按说，应该不是问题，然而，这一波整顿清理互联网以来，北京政府感觉相当顺利，网民们的反应也很温顺，几乎没有受到阻力，可见国内互联网业界已经被驯服了。这使得北京政府很有信心，也使得有些官员想借助中央的精神，乘胜追击一鼓作气，把谷歌这种老大难也一起收拾了。

该官员说，这次是否能够协调好，是谷歌这次是否撤出中国的关键，他认为，如果仅仅涉及过滤内容，应该不会有大问题。但问题是，北京互联网也界和商界也有从个人利益出发而暗中希望谷歌滚蛋的，以便中国发展自己的搜索引擎，或者把百度进一步发扬起来。

这位官员还透露，北京对百度的管理相当成功，不但搜索过滤机制已经到位，更重要的是，百度已经按照北京中宣部的指示，在每一次搜索关键词的时候，把中宣部指名的那些网站放在前面，例如人民网、环球网和新华社新闻等。他说，中国网民好像还没有注意到这一变化，他们在搜索自己想找的内容时，将会被最先指到官方网站。这一操作是认为调整排名做到的，和点击、人气无关。

这位官员说，目前并没有要求谷歌这样做，但据他透露，谷歌如果想在中国继续赚钱，他们必须学习百度，也就是接受中宣部的领导，在搜索结果出现时，体现中宣部的教育和舆论引导精神。这位官员对博讯记者说，从他个人观点来看，要求谷歌人为调整搜索排名，突出中共中央精神，可能有些过了。他可以理解内容过滤，但要求谷歌认为干涉搜索结果，把中宣部要求的内容提前，估计谷歌不愿意这么做，因为一旦事件曝光，那就是很大的丑闻。毕竟，谷歌主要业务目前并不在中国大陆。

(博讯 boxun.com)

VV2MM

Google电邮服务全面启用数据加密

《多维新闻》美国搜索引擎巨头谷歌公司已将该公司提供的电子邮件“gmail”服务全面进行加密。谷歌此前声称遭受针对中国人权活动分子的网络攻击，因此采取此举以加强数据安全。

BBC中文网14日报道，谷歌电邮在全面加密后，用户在使用谷歌电邮帐号时，不仅用户的密码输入数据被加密，电邮内容也被加密。

谷歌此前仅对密码输入数据加密，并对有需要的用户提供邮件内容加密服务，但由于影响访问速度，因此只作为一项被选服务。

谷歌电邮全面加密服务是从12日该公司宣布其电邮帐号2009年12月曾遭到外部攻击，谷歌不再过滤中国的网络搜寻结果后开始的。

谷歌表示已开始与中国有关部门展开协商，为了回避中国对搜索引擎结果的审查，不惜关闭其在华业务和网站。

路透社说，谷歌因受到网络攻击和审查而威胁全面退出中国市场加剧了中美的摩擦，华盛顿已表示对此事严重关注，并要求北京作出解释。

北京方面暂时还没有就谷歌的说法作出重大回应，但中国国务院新闻办公室一名官员在接受新华社采访时表示，中国互联网当局正在了解更多有关谷歌宣布可能关闭在华业务与网站的情况。

美国商务部长骆家辉敦促中国与谷歌和其它公司合作，确保网络安全。骆家辉说，谷歌曾遭网络攻击的事件“令美国政府和美国在华公司感到忧虑。

美国一名高级官员表示，重要的是每人听到这个消息后都大吃一惊，这是一件大事，作为全球最大一家公司之一，谷歌向中国发出了明确的信息。

新闻自由团体此前曾对谷歌服从中国对搜索结果进行审查的作法提出严厉批评，但记者无国界组织现在对谷歌的举动表示赞赏，并呼吁其它公司仿效谷歌。

不过，阿里巴巴主席兼首席执行官马云在香港评论谷歌计划撤出中国市场时说，一家公司在任何国家经营不同业务，都一定会遇到困难。他认为，离开容易，但放弃才是最大的失败。

topjoy

TechWeb消息】2010年1月14日消息，据未经证实的消息称，谷歌将放弃与有关部门间的协商，将在2月底前退出中国，仅保留手机Andriod平台相关业务。据称会有100人左右的Andriod工程师留下，另外工程师可根据项目性质进行转岗。
1月12日，谷歌公司发展事务副总裁、首席法律顾问大卫·多姆德(David Drummond)在博客中说，谷歌集团已经决定不愿再审查我们在Google.cn上的搜索结果，因此如果可能，公司将在未来几周和中国相关部门讨论在什么样基础上能够在法律框架内运营未经过滤的搜索引擎。
多姆德在博文中表示，谷歌承认这很可能意味着公司将不得不关闭Google.cn，以及我们在中国的办公室。
谷歌中国昨天晚些时候对媒体表示，对目前取得的成绩感到骄傲，并称正在审视总部决定，希望能够找到一个解决方案。
据悉，昨天谷歌中国召开了全体员工的视频会议。谷歌的创始人谢尔盖-布林在会上表示，“我们现在还没有正式做出退出的决定，是否退出取决于和中国政府商谈的结果。”(安卡)

movingndg

google这次这么做，铁了心要退出中国，根本就不是什么威胁或警告

google公司那么多聪明人，不可能不知道在一个政权下面做生意，搞这样一个威胁或警告，就算暂时得逞，以后还能继续？

特别是和中国政府这种比美国欧盟政府还强权的政府打交道，这么大张旗鼓的威胁能让中国政府怎么下台

topjoy

一直喜欢谷歌的价值原则，此举更显其侠义之气，渴者不饮盗泉之水。作为一个过去的互联网新闻从业者，耳闻目睹中国新闻的太多不良面，我为谷歌叫好。我相信中国新闻历史会因此而从写，谷歌会是小退而大进。正如毛泽东所说，不因一个城池的得失而论胜负。

mongoose_SDK

我每天google为做的page view没有1000也有800了。

现在我连最基本的加加减减、单位转换都用。比如

(50 + 100 ) / 2

100 inches = ? m

简单有好用，非常强大。