Search Engine Optimization

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have agreed on a common set of principles governing how they intend to do business in countries that restrict free speech and human rights. All three companies have been criticized by rights groups and the US Congress in the past for putting profit over principles and human rights, in China in particular. - Search Engine Land

In the deceivingly titled article “Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Set Common Voice Abroad” wall street outlines the agreement.

• Under the new principles, which were crafted over two years, the technology titans promise to protect the personal information of their users wherever they do business and to “narrowly interpret and implement government demands that compromise privacy,” according to the code. They also commit to scrutinizing a country’s track record of jeopardizing personal information and freedom of expression before launching new businesses in a country and to discussing the risks widely with their executives and board members. - Wallstreet

What You Won’t do Dough?

• China has executed close to 100 million of its own people in the last 100 years, which is more then the number of people who died in World War 2. They are the record holders. That’s 3 Canadian populations or 1/3 of US.
• China is the largest slave labor camp in the world, where masses are reduced to poverty through financial control. Poverty creates dependency on the little resources there are, which are controlled by the state.
• China’s internet is a separate body of it’s own. Bloggers and users who dare to criticize government are tracked down, beaten, imprisoned and possible executed.
• Anyone who opposes the government is imprisoned or killed.
• China is the biggest market for human organs. Organs are taken from prisoners in concentration camps, who get executed right after an order is placed. Watch it.
• Chinese workers work 13 - 16 hours shifts for 3 - 10 cents per hour. Watch it.

I know China is a growing market, where business presence is rather a mandatory strategic move then a choice…

But that’s how capitalism operates and Google, Yahoo and Microsoft didn’t invent it.

Wonderful ehh.