Britain sabotages al Qaeda online magazine after CIA rejects that option

A new online al Qaeda magazine found itself without 64 pages when British intelligence launched a cyber-attack against the publication called Inspire. The CIA had rejected the proposal to block it out of the need to protect CIA sources and methods. The site itself is an important source of intelligence. In response to the controversy [...]

Google looks for way to satisfy government and keep its service going in China

After the Chinese government objected to Google’s rerouting users to an uncensored site in Hong Kong, the company struggles to come up with another strategy to continue service in China. -db The Wall Street Journal June 29, 2010 By Amir Efrati and Andrew Batson Google Inc. said it would change how Internet users in China access [...]

Google strikes blow for traditional journalistic values

Google’s decision to leave China rather than to allow censorship of its service, whether it likes it or not,  puts the company in the forefront in defending the free flow of information in the global market. -db The New York Times Commentary March 28, 2010 By David Carr Should we be surprised that the biggest [...]

China set to continue censorship if Google abandons country

With a Google shutdown imminent in China, the government is warning Google’s partners that they must comply with censorship laws as the price of doing business in the country. -db The New York Times March 14, 2010 By Sharon LaFraniere BEIJING — The Chinese authorities have warned major partners of Google’s China-based search engine that [...]