"Google, which has taken a principled stand by refusing to censor its search results in China, may be slipping to the dark side as it considers launching the Android Market there. The Chinese government censors apps, and so an Android Market launch could mean the company will bow to the censorship demands of China's ruling party."—Preston Gralla at Computerworld (via @jilliancyork).
Google bulking up in China; could censor/surveillance-compliant Android Market be next?
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Ed Scare: book bans spreading across America, driven by conservative rage
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University of Pennsylvania affiliates face McCarthy-style treatment
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