Google.cn on the verge of closure

Search gaint Google have declared that they are considering to shut down Google.cn and its offices in China.This occurs after the detection of a China-originated,assault on Google that occured in the mid-December 2009.


According to google,the Gmail accounts of the advocates of human rights were the victims of this malicious attacks,corresponding to the news reported by businessweek.com on Janaury 12,2010.

The company said that supposedly two accounts have been compromised in the attack.The information accessed was basically confined to the account details of the victims,including date of account creation and subject lines of the emails rather than the content.


Likewise,similar attacks have been carried on various Europe and US-based human rights activists in China.The accounts were mainly targeted via malware or phishing scams.In phishing attacks,cybercriminals resemble a website as authentic website and ask users to reveal their personal details,whereas malware assaults programs that the keystrokes while users enter their passwords.


Similarly,Adobe systems proclaimed that it along with some companies also got affected with such attacks.


Chief Legal Officer for google,David Drummond,declared that the detection of these attacks and observation,along with the attemps made over 2009 restrict free speech on Web to a further extent,have forced the company to reassess feasibility of its business activities in China,stated The Register on January 11,2010.


The officer stated that Google has made decision that they will no longer resume censoring their results on their Chinese website Google.cn.As a result,in the coming few weeks they will be talking with the Government of China to find a way that allows them to operate a search engine that in unfiltered within the law(if at all law exists).


Google has also requested its worldwide users to properly updated anti-spyware and anti-virus programs in place so as to avoid future attacks.


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