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Title: Chinese Internet vs. free speech - Hard choices for U.S. tech giants
Visit: Chinese Internet vs. free speech - Hard choices for U.S. tech giants
Author:
Carrie Kirby, San Francisco Chronicle
Dated:
18 Sep 2005
Both human rights groups and academics reject the companies' [internet & tech companies operating in China] argument that they have no choice but to follow local laws where they do business...U.S. Internet companies should...agree on guidelines for operating in China while respecting human rights and use the heft of the group to resist Chinese pressure, said Lori Tansey Martens, president of the International Business Ethics Institute in Washington, D.C. "I'm not asking Yahoo to do it alone," said Pain of Reporters Without Borders. "I'm asking Yahoo to discuss it with Google and Microsoft and find a common position."...Danny O'Brien, activism coordinator for San Francisco's Electronic Frontier Foundation, suggested that Yahoo call attention to any future requests for information from the Chinese government. [also refers to Cisco]
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