Yahoo isn't the only U.S. company helping China's Internet cops

WHICH company has committed the greater evil? Yahoo Inc. helped send a reporter to prison by revealing his identity to the Chinese government. Cisco Systems Inc. helps send thousands of Chinese dissidents to prison by selling sophisticated Internet-surveillance technology to China. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Alan Horn - Nov 19, 2007 - 2:44 AM PST
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Nov 19, 2007 - 6:33 AM PST

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Kyra Troyan
4.6
by Kyra Troyan - Oct. 1, 2008

Doesn't just repeat the usual news about Yahoo selling out Chinese dissidents, it points out that many other companies are doing the same thing under the radar. It goes further in depth to discuss the morality/ethics of doing business with China if it means sending pro-democratic people to jail.

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Kaizar Campwala
3.8
by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece does a great job of bringing perspective to the behavior US technology firms in China. Grounded with good perspective, there aren't a lot of specifics, and claims are made without evidence.

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Mike LaBonte
2.8
by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Light on evidence, and needs to go further in giving the big picture. This article makes it seem as though these companies provide special service to China, although it only states that explicitly for Google. Yet companies "rat out" users in the U.S., and the Internet equipment used in China is the same as that used all around the world. The point that China is using U.S. services to oppress it's people is still valid, same as for all of the governments using U.S. military equipment to oppress their people. No sources given.

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Alan Horn
3.7
by Alan Horn - Oct. 1, 2008
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