Sunday, 17 January 2010
说梦话
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
It’s All About G.CN
It’s All About G.CN http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident--albeit a significant one--was something quite different.
First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses--including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors--have been similarly targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities.
Second, we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the
Third, as part of this investigation but independent of the attack on Google, we have discovered that the accounts of dozens of U.S.-, China- and Europe-based Gmail users who are advocates of human rights in China appear to have been routinely accessed by third parties. These accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users' computers.
We have already used information gained from this attack to make infrastructure and architectural improvements that enhance security for Google and for our users. In terms of individual users, we would advise people to deploy reputable anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on their computers, to install patches for their operating systems and to update their web browsers. Always be cautious when clicking on links appearing in instant messages and emails, or when asked to share personal information like passwords online. You can read more
We have taken the unusual step of sharing information about these attacks with a broad audience not just because of the security and human rights implications of what we have unearthed, but also because this information goes to the heart of a much bigger global debate about freedom of speech. In the last two decades, China's economic reform programs and its citizens' entrepreneurial flair have lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese people out of poverty. Indeed, this great nation is at the heart of much economic progress and development in the world today.
We launched Google.cn in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results. At the time we made clear that "we will carefully monitor conditions in China, including new laws and other restrictions on our services. If we determine that we are unable to achieve the objectives outlined we will not hesitate to reconsider our approach to China."
These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in 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. We want to make clear that this move was driven by our executives in the United States, without the knowledge or involvement of our employees in China who have worked incredibly hard to make Google.cn the success it is today. We are committed to working responsibly to resolve the very difficult issues raised.
Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer
Sunday, 10 January 2010
A bit of a mess
I’ve being wandering around without a specified place to go recently, thus digging and collecting lovely pieces I’ve ever read/ seen / heard as reminder to myself that “La vie est belle”. Time to sync with blog, i guess, as here proves to be a more secured place than my laptop regarding file storage.
I don’t have certain categories in mind while stripping them from their origins, and this shall be an ever-growing messy list. Seriously happy if anything here brings a tiny sparkle to u in ur dull/ exciting life.
Genuine Parisian Spirit sparkles here! Breton tunic with loosy hair and boyfriend cardigan. Vintage handbag is a must-have item for standing out of crowd. I would love to enlarge this picture in particular as a long-term fan of Breton dress. --- Well a spontaneous Polka-dots fan as well--- cannot take the snapshot of Scarlett Johansson in Steven Alan’s white dots indigo dress off my mind! I tried! I did try digging out any chance of one left throughout the Internet but only got a brown one instead --- u see that’s why I hate Britain---their independent designers are too far more cultivated than I am able to appreciate.
Salute, America, where originates Anthropologie / Pendleton / loads of other fancy stuff. Plus they have such generous prices :(
Even the U/O website there has fuller stocks there, u know, not to say American Apparel. Sh****T.
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