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The Google Case: When Law and Ethics Collide
A recurrent dilemma is what happens when "national law" (e.g. state censorship in China) collides with the corporation's global ethical standards (e.g. "no censorship" for a media company)? The answers are not easy--or uniform. They depend, greatly, on the corporation's deeply held values and on strongly held views of important stakeholders (shareholders, creditors, employees, customers, suppliers).
The Atlantic
The Impact of Google's Bold Stance on China
Google's war of words with China over censorship of its search results and cyber-attacks against human rights advocates has sparked a widespread debate among technology thinkers who both applaud and question the company's motives.
PC World
Official Google Blog: A New Approach to China
"The decision to review our business operations in China has been incredibly hard, and we know that it will have potentially far-reaching consequences."
Official Google Blog
Google, Citing Attack, Threatens to Exit China
Google linked its decision to sophisticated cyberattacks on its computer systems that it suspected originated in China and that were aimed, at least in part, at the Gmail user accounts of Chinese human rights activists.
The New York Times
Net Neutrality: What Happens in an FCC Rulemaking Proceeding?
The FCC voted to approve a notice of proposed rulemaking on new net neutrality regulations. But what does that mean, exactly?
PCWorld
F.C.C. Begins Crafting Rules on Network Neutrality
The proposal would explicitly extend the commission’s informal network neutrality policy to wireless as well as wired networks.
The New York Times
FCC Chairman Proposes "Open Internet" Rules
“It is vital that we safeguard the free and open Internet,” said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
The New York Times
FCC Chairman Calls for Formal Net Neutrality Rules
Agency will move to create formal net neutrality rules prohibiting Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content and applications.
PCWorld.com
Genachowski's Media Mission
"We are a country in need of a national broadband strategy 10 years ago. But we are where we are."
Multichannel News
Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iPhone
"It is the FCC's way of putting a stake in the ground for making the wireless networks controlled by cell phone carriers as open as the Internet. "
TechCrunch.com
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