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Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by amarkov on Sunday August 12, 2018 @08:29PM (#17747274)
Certainly not. But is Google planning to hand over lists of users who search for banned terms? It seems like there's a big difference between handing over lists of users and restricting information.
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Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by xiii1408 on Sunday August 12, 2018 @08:34PM (#17747285)
They'll almost certainly hand over user data to the central government. They're required to partner with a Chinese firm, and this is a fairly common practice among Chinese technology companies.
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Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by kodablah on Sunday August 12, 2018 @10:23PM (#17747659)
> It seems like there's a big difference between handing over lists of users and restricting information.

I think what you're not understanding is it's not Google doing this vs that, it's Google doing what they are told, whatever that may be, or leaving.

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Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by Analemma_ on Sunday August 12, 2018 @09:53PM (#17747535)
> But is Google planning to hand over lists of users who search for banned terms?

Yes? That's so obvious I'm a little stunned you're even asking. If the government orders them to hand over that information, they won't have any choice.

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