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Opinion: A Big Step Toward Online Freedom

Jan 22nd 2010 – 8:26AM
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(Jan. 22) – In a groundbreaking speech at the Newseum on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reset U.S. policy on Internet freedom, emphasizing the vital need for governments, companies and technology providers to ensure that the World Wide Web is a force for human rights. Of course, the real test will come...

Clinton Tips Hat to Google in China Web Spat

By Theunis BatesJan 21st 2010 – 3:50PM
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(Jan. 21) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waded into the row between Google and China during a speech on Web freedom Thursday, declaring that U.S. companies should "take a principled stand" against repressive regimes that block their citizens' access to the Internet and cell phone networks. "We are urging U.S....

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  • 06/06/11 Google Points at China for Hacking Source: News Blaze Google has recently become the pet peeve of the Chinese government after the Internet giant said it had broken up an effort to steal passwords of hundreds of Google email account holders, which include US government officials, journalists and Chinese human rights activities.
  • 06/03/11 US raises Google hack allegation with China Source: Nairobi Wall Street Journal By JAMES T. AREDDY SHANGHAI—China denied that the country was the source of recent attacks against users of Google Inc.'s email service.
  • 03/21/11 Google: China Hacking Gmail Source: Gearlog According to Google, the Chinese government has hacked Gmail over fears of a "jasmine revolution" inspired by string of anti-governmental protests across the Middle East. Users and advertisers alike have complained about usage problems with the popular Webmail service, making it difficult to send messages, mark messages as read, and use other features.
  • 11/29/10 Quoted: On Google, China and hacking Source: Good Morning Silicon Valley New York Times excerpt from its articles about more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables leaked to Wikileaks, the latest trove of sensitive information that the whistleblower website — which reportedly suffered a denial-of-service attack yesterday — has made public.

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