Wed, 13 Jan

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1.網友在twitter上的實時播報，讓鮮花去得更猛烈些吧！關鍵詞：#GoogleCN

2.豆瓣Google小組：歡送 or 散伙

3.Keso語錄：YouTube、Facebook、Twitter、Blogger、WordPress、Google……全世界最好的网站和服务，一个个远离中国，可能是我们这个时代作为中国人最大的悲哀。

是禍是福咱也逃不過的，還是準備向Google.CN/G.CN說bye-bey吧！

為何要退出中國？說白了，是除了某組織暗中對少數大陸Gmail賬戶的入侵而影響Google的網絡基礎設施外，還包括gov對Google的內容審查制度偏離了Google的初衷和意愿。有人歡喜有人憂，作為一個嚴重的Gfans中的一員，我還是力挺Google的做法，相信TA是清白的；回顧國內的網絡環境，關閉Google中國只是個遲早的時間問題。

附英文官方日志 A new approach to China 1/12/2010 03:00:00 PM

Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident--albeit a significant one--was something quite different.

First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses--including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors--have been similarly targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities.

Second, we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Based on our investigation to date we believe their attack did not achieve that objective. Only two Gmail accounts appear to have been accessed, and that activity was limited to account information (such as the date the account was created) and subject line, rather than the content of emails themselves.

Third, as part of this investigation but independent of the attack on Google, we have discovered that the accounts of dozens of U.S.-, China- and Europe-based Gmail users who are advocates of human rights in China appear to have been routinely accessed by third parties. These accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users' computers.

We have already used information gained from this attack to make infrastructure and architectural improvements that enhance security for Google and for our users. In terms of individual users, we would advise people to deploy reputable anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on their computers, to install patches for their operating systems and to update their web browsers. Always be cautious when clicking on links appearing in instant messages and emails, or when asked to share personal information like passwords online. You can read more here about our cyber-security recommendations. People wanting to learn more about these kinds of attacks can read this U.S. government report (PDF), Nart Villeneuve's blog and this presentation on the GhostNet spying incident.

We have taken the unusual step of sharing information about these attacks with a broad audience not just because of the security and human rights implications of what we have unearthed, but also because this information goes to the heart of a much bigger global debate about freedom of speech. In the last two decades, China's economic reform programs and its citizens' entrepreneurial flair have lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese people out of poverty. Indeed, this great nation is at the heart of much economic progress and development in the world today.

We launched Google.cn in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results. At the time we made clear that "we will carefully monitor conditions in China, including new laws and other restrictions on our services. If we determine that we are unable to achieve the objectives outlined we will not hesitate to reconsider our approach to China."

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in 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.

The decision to review our business operations in China has been incredibly hard, and we know that it will have potentially far-reaching consequences. We want to make clear that this move was driven by our executives in the United States, without the knowledge or involvement of our employees in China who have worked incredibly hard to make Google.cn the success it is today. We are committed to working responsibly to resolve the very difficult issues raised.

Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

另附：谷歌在中國的簡要歷史：

2000年9月12日，Google宣布在Google.com增加简体及繁体两种中文版本，开始为全球中文用户提供搜索服务。 2004年9月10日，Google.com推出简体中文版Google新闻。 2005年7月19日，李开复加盟Google，正式出任Google中国区总裁。同日，Google宣布将在中国设立研发中心。 2006年1月26日，Google正式启用中国大陆版Google专用域名“Google.cn” 2006年4月12日，Google全球CEO埃里克·施密特在北京宣布Google的中文名字为“谷歌”。Google正式进入中国。

（源自：維基百科）