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This is a bit unrelated, but does anyone know how google manages to make those three pages load without showing the refresh flash? It doesn't look like they are being loaded via AJAX so I can't figure it out...
I have yet to see anyone using a search engine that is not Google, and we have the majority of Orkut users (facebook, myspace? what's that?).
You don't hear about other video sites other than Youtube.
And there are only three types of emails in use: emails with more than 10 years from random domains, emails from Gmail and emails from Hotmail (and only because of the MSN messenger).
It's no surprise that our law enforcement has a really active connection with Google, especially because there's little fuss when important legislation regarding internet access passes, so it's a "nobody cares". But it's still scary to see the numbers.
Large map: http://www.google.com/governmentrequests/transparency.html
I think Brazil is in first because Google's products and services are widely used here. I have yet to see anyone using a search engine that is not Google, and we have the majority of Orkut users (facebook, myspace? what's that?). You don't hear about other video sites other than Youtube. And there are only three types of emails in use: emails with more than 10 years from random domains, emails from Gmail and emails f…
eg: "We have a relatively high number of requests for information compared to other countries in part because we have such a large number of Brazilian users on orkut, our social networking site."
Clicking on China is interesting. I had no idea the Chinese government considered these things to be 'state secrets'. The data Google posted here isn't even information on what exactly was removed / requested. It's only broad stroke information - How many requests - how often there was compliance - what time of content was requested removed. I wonder if this information for China were released if there would be much…
I think Brazil is in first because Google's products and services are widely used here. I have yet to see anyone using a search engine that is not Google, and we have the majority of Orkut users (facebook, myspace? what's that?). You don't hear about other video sites other than Youtube. And there are only three types of emails in use: emails with more than 10 years from random domains, emails from Gmail and emails f…
For example, how about the number of requests per 100,000 Google "users" per service?
Clicking on China is interesting. I had no idea the Chinese government considered these things to be 'state secrets'. The data Google posted here isn't even information on what exactly was removed / requested. It's only broad stroke information - How many requests - how often there was compliance - what time of content was requested removed. I wonder if this information for China were released if there would be much…
Don't forget possible retribution upon any Google employees left in China as well.
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Don't forget possible retribution upon any Google employees left in China as well.
Get real. Do you really believe the government will go after Google's Chinese employee?