“ Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so. ”
In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.
~ Rebecca Mackinnon
There is clearly a constituency that appreciates the message that Google is sending, that it finds the Chinese government's attitude to the Internet and censorship unacceptable.
There is respect for law, and then there is complicity in lawlessness.
We must all rise to the challenge to demonstrate that security and prosperity in the Internet age are not only compatible with liberty, they ultimately depend on it.
