http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/01/06/microsoft-admits-to-censoring-information/ The blog of Karel Donk, a Software Engineer, Designer and Photographer in Suriname. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/01/06/microsoft-admits-to-censoring-information/#comment-3234 Karel Donk’s Blog » Blog Archive » On Google VS China: Why Google is now suddenly against censorship in China Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:53:36 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/?p=74#comment-3234 [...] the EU, South Korea and the US government to be able to release certain software with Windows, but gladly comply to the Chinese government’s request to censor information! Isn’t that just [...] [...] the EU, South Korea and the US government to be able to release certain software with Windows, but gladly comply to the Chinese government’s request to censor information! Isn’t that just [...]

]]> http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/01/06/microsoft-admits-to-censoring-information/#comment-1063 Karel Donk » Archive » P2P is the Future of the Internet Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:39:16 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/?p=74#comment-1063 [...] Apart from the big privacy risks, these organizations can also control what gets published on their news websites and blogging websites and what doesn’t. I wrote before about Microsoft admitting that they censor information, and perhaps you can still remember Google censoring information on it’s blogging network. Even Yahoo has done these things already in the past. It even seemed at one time that Google was even blacking out certain information from it’s cache of webpages. [...] [...] Apart from the big privacy risks, these organizations can also control what gets published on their news websites and blogging websites and what doesn’t. I wrote before about Microsoft admitting that they censor information, and perhaps you can still remember Google censoring information on it’s blogging network. Even Yahoo has done these things already in the past. It even seemed at one time that Google was even blacking out certain information from it’s cache of webpages. [...]

]]> http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/01/06/microsoft-admits-to-censoring-information/#comment-303 Karel Donk » Archive » The painful truth: I’m a hypocrite Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:45:19 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/?p=74#comment-303 [...] Let’s consider a real world example now. I am a strong supporter and fan of Microsoft as a company. I’ve always liked Microsoft. I love their technology, and use and prefer their technology to build software. I recommend them to friends and generally support them in various ways. Then I find out that Microsoft is using its powers to do something bad. For example, they use their technology and power to help the Chinese government restrict freedom of speech in China. I am against this. So right now, I find myself in the sad situation of becoming or being seen as a hypocrite. On the one hand I am against the Chinese government restricting freedom of speech, but on the other hand I am a supporter of the very same company that is helping to restrict freedom of speech. By supporting Microsoft, even in the most indirect way, I am helping them to restrict freedom of speech in China. By using their technology, by using Windows on my PC, by recommending them etc. I am giving them the power, supporting them financially and in many other ways to do what I am against. And the sad part is that I now realize and know this. And this makes me a hypocrite. [...] [...] Let’s consider a real world example now. I am a strong supporter and fan of Microsoft as a company. I’ve always liked Microsoft. I love their technology, and use and prefer their technology to build software. I recommend them to friends and generally support them in various ways. Then I find out that Microsoft is using its powers to do something bad. For example, they use their technology and power to help the Chinese government restrict freedom of speech in China. I am against this. So right now, I find myself in the sad situation of becoming or being seen as a hypocrite. On the one hand I am against the Chinese government restricting freedom of speech, but on the other hand I am a supporter of the very same company that is helping to restrict freedom of speech. By supporting Microsoft, even in the most indirect way, I am helping them to restrict freedom of speech in China. By using their technology, by using Windows on my PC, by recommending them etc. I am giving them the power, supporting them financially and in many other ways to do what I am against. And the sad part is that I now realize and know this. And this makes me a hypocrite. [...]

]]> http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/01/06/microsoft-admits-to-censoring-information/#comment-295 Karel Donk » Archive » Google: Don’t be evil…to whom? Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:52:16 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/?p=74#comment-295 [...] These days Google’s PR is working overtime trying to explain their way out of hypocrisy. When I wrote before about Microsoft, I already mentioned how they are increasingly getting it more difficult to keep their image of innocence. I don’t think they’ll be able to maintain their “Don’t be evil” slogan much longer. In fact, they probably already have their marketing department trying to come up with new slogans. [...] [...] These days Google’s PR is working overtime trying to explain their way out of hypocrisy. When I wrote before about Microsoft, I already mentioned how they are increasingly getting it more difficult to keep their image of innocence. I don’t think they’ll be able to maintain their “Don’t be evil” slogan much longer. In fact, they probably already have their marketing department trying to come up with new slogans. [...]

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