If you go to Google.cn, you’ll be re-directed to Google.com.hk with a message saying “Welcome to the new home of Google China search.” So that’s the fact….
The switch means Google is officially no longer censoring search results for China, sending all searchers to its uncensored Chinese-language Hong Kong site instead. Just as Google said it would do after it discovered some pretty serious corporate espionage hackery coming from what turned out to be government-related sources in China, they’re pulling out much of its business in the country. Google isn’t closing down all of its Chinese offices, keeping some sales and R&D staff on board there, but clearly they’ll be making some serious cutbacks to staff.
It’s a big victory to free speech advocates, who were never happy with Google’s decision to self-censor its search results in order to do business in the country. But it’s not great news for people inside China, especially scientists, who are used to relying on Google daily.
The move follows months of negotiations and threats between Google (GOOG) and the Chinese government. Those talks began in January, when Google announced that it and its users had been attacked by Chinese government hackers.
Here’s a helpful rundown of just what parts of Google are available in China at the moment.
I dint typ in the information about myself at the videorewardsurvey, is there now an virus or anything on my computer?