Fresh US outrage at Yahoo! ahead of Congress hearings
There's new development to my earlier blog entry: I'll discard Yahoo!
US Internet giants will come under unprecedented grilling in Congress this week for joining hands with China to censor the Internet, despite the proud American tradition of free speech.
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Cisco Systems have all agreed to appear on Wednesday before a House of Representatives human rights panel, which summoned them following public outcry over their compliance with Beijing.
This is Round 2 for US Congress. Last year, it scrutinised and slowed other business deals with ties to China's government among oil companies and computer makers.
Via USAToday:
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., is drafting a bill that would force Internet companies including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to keep vital computer servers out of China and other nations the State Department deems repressive to human rights. Moving servers would keep personal data they house from government reach. But that also could weaken the firms' crucial Internet search engines.Smith's bill — still being written — has already drawn interest from another lawmaker, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., with long-held concerns about U.S. business cozying up to the Chinese government. "This is greed in high technology, and it's not a pretty sight," Rohrabacher says.
Watch this space!
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So, if Yahoo! keep his promise and NO more sharing users' information, practising internet censorship, and compliant with China, how many people still dare to return for Yahoo!'s service? Dare trust?
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February 13, 2006 07:08 PM