On 2/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting, so Yahoo is faced with a choice: Deny the Dhinese access to > their search >engine or allow them access and cooperate with the authorities. > There doesn't seem to be >a good way out for Yahoo. I would guess that the > majority of the population would want >access to search engines, rather than > have to go it alone on the internet. So the blame >lies with the government, > not with Yahoo.
Well, yes, the gov't is certainly wrong. But Yahoo certainly has the choice as to whether they want to do business with China, and they've chosen profits over integrity. Whether Yahoo's decision is morally defensible is certainly open to discussion (but I'd suggest this may not be the appropriate forum for such a discussion). All I'll say is that their priorities aren't in accord with mine (and leave it at that). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
