OK. So almost everyone has heard about the hacking of Google China. Google has announced that it is considering leaving China entirely. Why is this such a big deal you say? Well, for one Google is an internet powerhouse in every market it has ever entered EXCEPT here in China where Baido reigns supreme. Also, Google and the Chinese government have had a rather difficult time seeing eye-to-eye about freedom of information. This has led to many theories and counter theories and counter-counter theories; all fueled by the media and by people who like to chase the mice inside their skulls. So, I am not going to go into it very much. Basically all we know is that Google was hacked and the code used to hack the behemoth was apparently Chinese. We don't know who, why or really even when it all began. We don't know if it was one person, a group of people working together, or multiple unrelated attempts by several independent and people. We don't know anything. So what does this tell us? NOTHING.
So what if the code was Chinese? Hackers of this level are generally rather good at hiding their tracks. Just because the code was Chinese does not mean the user was also Chinese. I am not going to put forth any opinion here, but if you are interested in finding out more, here is a link to a rather good blog about the subject. http://chinatripper.wordpress.com/ Look for the posting dated January 21, 2010.
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