Google took the tech world by storm back in early January by stating (out of the blue I might add) that they were going to cease censoring search results in China and that if China pushed back, the California based company was going to pull out of China all together. Yet here we sit almost two months later and not much else has developed besides a few comments hurdled back and forth between the Chinese government and Google. To most, we’ve already written off...
What’s better than an already over-restrictive and anti-consumer digital based bill moving through an technologically intellectual congress? How about censorship? Yes folks, it appears more countries and governments want to be exactly like China and their “great firewall” in every way. Under the guise of “copyright protection” lawmakers site that such blocking measures would help protect IP and make the planet an overall better place to live....
You know, with each passing day of not being able to see the Olympics live either how I want on TV or god forbid, stream anything worthwhile, it becomes more and more clear — NBC flat out sucks as a network. Earlier this year they handled the whole Tonight Show/Jay Leno/Conan Obrian fiasco in a less than stellar manner and now they are in the process of making this one of the worst Olympics yet. To say coverage is terrible is a gross understatement. The blatant...
While the controversy around Google and China continues to push on, albeit at a more subdued tone, someone else looks to be crawling into the brawl. Iran, the most favorite country in the world has announced today that it plans to completely block any and all access to Gmail. The reasoning given by government officials to the WallStreet Journal claim that it is to “further technological innovation” within the country and that a nationalized email system will...
After Google’s whole humanitarian/free speech move a couple weeks ago, the tech world and world at large has been divided. Some have applauded Google for “doing the right thing” finally coming to their senses — that is, censorship in any form sucks and shouldn’t be supported. Others however have had a less favorable view with many people labeling Google as a bunch of hypocrites with false motives. Personal opinions aside, someone as large as...
In what was one of the worst ideas yet in regards to censorship and “safety”, the forced install of the Green Dam Youth Escort software that was mandated to be installed on every PC in China has been dealt another and potentially fatal blow. The last three major manufacturers whom also started shipping or installing the software from the factory are now backing down as well. Lenovo no longer installs the software from the factory, though, they will provide an...
