When Codes of Conduct Collide
Reuters, via Yahoo News, reports:
U.S. technology giants Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, in talks with other Internet companies and human-rights groups, have reached an agreement on a voluntary code of conduct for activities in China and other restrictive countries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
In separate letters sent to Democratic Senator Richard [...]
Chris Smith (R-NJ) Writes China’s Privacy Law
From PC Pro (hat tip to China Venture News):
The “Global Online Freedom Act of 2007″ was introduced by Republican Chris Smith in the wake of last year’s allegations that Yahoo had handed information to the Chinese government which had led to the arrest of two Chinese dissidents, an accusation vehemently denied by the company.
Specifically [...]
Hijacking Searches: the Google Gets Baidu-ed
Agence France-Presse reports that Microsoft, Google and Yahoo search services are being redirected to Baidu, a Chinese competitor:
US Internet search engines in China were being hijacked and directed to Chinese-owned Baidu, analysts said Wednesday, speculating that the move was in retaliation for Washington’s award to Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
I haven’t seen this, [...]
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