Re:I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine
by vsl on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @10:56AM
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The same Apple that, also famously, moved iCloud data of all its Chinese customers to servers in mainland China controlled by a Chinese company (and thus, accessible to the government)?
It's also worth reminding that Google did exit China in 2010 because of precisely these ethical concerns. Only to watch all of its competitors - Apple included - unscrupulously do business in China. It's no wonder they reconsidered their stance.
Precedent matters. Google having built a censored search engine for China makes it harder to say "no" to Saudi Arabia, Russia, Poland, France or even the American government. Apple understood this when they refused to build a cracking tool for the San Bernardino shooter's phone.