Google is rethinking their decision to operate a filtered search engine within 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.
This makes me feel so much better about open web advocate Chris Messina recently joining Google. Maybe things are going to turn around, and Google will rediscover their roots and re-embrace their corporate motto.
American Watch says
I really find Google’s position somewhat hypocritical considering that in the US there have been changes to data that was once accessible on http://www.google.com/unclesam and that satellite map data for the public has also been altered compared to what was available before (i.e. exteneded views pass American coastlines).
You’re serving stale coffee Google.