Comments on: Ugh. This Just Doesn't Feel Good, Does It?

By: quanta

quanta — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:47:18 +0000

Cap’n Ken, Google censors out search results in the Land of the Free that the US government believes are violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

By: Gen Kiyooka

Gen Kiyooka — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:17:39 +0000

I sense a market opportunity for a new search engine that doesn’t give a lick about the politics in the huge country of China.

By: Cap'n Ken

Cap'n Ken — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:58:47 +0000

So what's up in the Google Official Blog statement about censoring:

"And yes, Chinese regulations will require us to remove some sensitive information from our search results. When we do so, we'll disclose this to users, just as we already do in those rare instances where we alter results in order to comply with local laws in France, Germany and the U.S."

"... and the U.S."? What are they "altering" based on "local laws" here in the U.S.?

By: mcconnell

mcconnell — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:05:42 +0000

How to Subvert China's Google Firewall - Falun Goog Style Sometimes it takes a village of Chinese immigrants in America to subvert China's Google firewall.

By: JG

JG — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:50:11 +0000

Document not found?

No problem. Simply check the Google cache for that page. It's legal now. ROTFLMAO.

By: Teddie

Teddie — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:33 +0000

I saw the original 'results are completely automated' FAQ, and it's bothered me immensely since when the eval.google.com stuff came out and Matt admitted that the results were human reviewed, which is the accepted case with most search engines these days.
http://www.searchbistro.com/index.php?/archives/30-Google-Confirms-Eval.google.com-Exists.html

So why would Google always claim it was completely automated?

By: C. Enrique Ortiz

C. Enrique Ortiz — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:37:38 +0000

I remember making a post here some time ago, about the whole "make no evil" thing, and the founder's philosophy, and my concern of so much "control" (i.e. personal info) in one bucket. The founder's philosophy is all good, and I respect them for that, but what concerned me is when things are no longer on their hands, and how philosophies can change due to business/market ($) pressures. The recent news just confirms what I was trying to say... It was not about "if", but "when" this would happen, and I have to admit, it has happened must quicker that I had expected...

Cheers,
ceo

By: Ruben

Ruben — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:21:58 +0000

Seems like the herd is down on google for now. It's refreshing to see articles like this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4654014.stm