On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 10:08 AM, WallyDD <[email protected]> wrote:

> 4. Google has deliberately and intentionally blocked traffic
> originating from Sudan, Syria, Cuba, Iran and North Korea(not really
> sure if they have internet there). From the legal discourse I have
> read it would appear google is obligated to block any proxies where
> traffic is coming from these countries. I don't really understand this
> one as the USA changed their political administration in January 2009
> and the block went in two weeks later. There has to be some politics
> behind this which I am unaware of. Google has decided to say nothing
> on this subject so I can only assume the worst.

http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/sudan/sudan.shtml
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/syria/syria.shtml
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/cuba.shtml
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/iran/iran.shtml
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/nkorea/nkorea.shtml

Don't attribute to malice what can easily be explained by government control.


Dave.

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