Microsoft updates blog shutdown policies

the dark side of the net: Obviously if you wish to run a business venture of any sort in any country you must abide by the local laws, that much is purely a function of being able to exist there. The ethical question of whether it is right to follow said laws is where things get confusing. So should MS / Google etc refuse to provide a filtered service to China and instead host them offshore? From a business point of view, of course not, as there's significant revenue loss. However, people just following what the ruling government was pushing (and i hate to use a cliche but .. ) was the reason that the nazis were able to push their country to war. Without people abiding by their unfair and immoral practices, the ruling party would have had no power to perform injustices.

So should Google and Microsoft offer a service that helps China surpress freedom of thought and speech?

HELL no. I for one am very disappointed that a company whose motto is "Don't be evil" seems to be casually ignoring its ideals in return for revenue.; Posted by: nhac Posted on: 02/02/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use