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转载Google官方博客的一篇文章：A new approach to China

zhangdi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:52:58 +0800

Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident–albeit a significant one–was something quite different.

First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses–including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors–have been similarly targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities.

Second, we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Based on our investigation to date we believe their attack did not achieve that objective. Only two Gmail accounts appear to have been accessed, and that activity was limited to account information (such as the date the account was created) and subject line, rather than the content of emails themselves.

Third, as part of this investigation but independent of the attack on Google, we have discovered that the accounts of dozens of U.S.-, China- and Europe-based Gmail users who are advocates of human rights in China appear to have been routinely accessed by third parties. These accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users’ computers.

We have already used information gained from this attack to make infrastructure and architectural improvements that enhance security for Google and for our users. In terms of individual users, we would advise people to deploy reputable anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on their computers, to install patches for their operating systems and to update their web browsers. Always be cautious when clicking on links appearing in instant messages and emails, or when asked to share personal information like passwords online. You can read more here about our cyber-security recommendations. People wanting to learn more about these kinds of attacks can read this U.S. government report (PDF), Nart Villeneuve’s blog and this presentation on the GhostNet spying incident.

We have taken the unusual step of sharing information about these attacks with a broad audience not just because of the security and human rights implications of what we have unearthed, but also because this information goes to the heart of a much bigger global debate about freedom of speech. In the last two decades, China’s economic reform programs and its citizens’ entrepreneurial flair have lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese people out of poverty. Indeed, this great nation is at the heart of much economic progress and development in the world today.

We launched Google.cn in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results. At the time we made clear that “we will carefully monitor conditions in China, including new laws and other restrictions on our services. If we determine that we are unable to achieve the objectives outlined we will not hesitate to reconsider our approach to China.”

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.

The decision to review our business operations in China has been incredibly hard, and we know that it will have potentially far-reaching consequences. We want to make clear that this move was driven by our executives in the United States, without the knowledge or involvement of our employees in China who have worked incredibly hard to make Google.cn the success it is today. We are committed to working responsibly to resolve the very difficult issues raised.

Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

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Merry Christmas!

zhangdi — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:04:08 +0800

Merry Christmas!

一日一图：冰雪世界

zhangdi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:34:32 +0800

明天LP就要坐上飞往哈尔滨的飞机了，提前送上冰雪的问候。

赴美签证被审查

zhangdi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:14:49 +0800

Update：B1签证已经收到。

明年要去美国工作几个月，需要办一个赴美的B1商务签证。公司提供了大量的材料，美国公司那边也发来了邀请函，而且通过美国商会预约签证。所有人都说，没有问题了。结果还是出问题了。。。

我们那天一共5个人去签，结果只有一个人顺利通过，其他人都是要审查3周。真是折腾人。等三周倒是还好，就怕最后结果是rejected。虽然，这个别人也告诉我，最后肯定会通过的～我倒是不怕这次去不了，主要感觉不爽的还是，在美国大使馆签证真是体现出了中国人的卑微。那么大的一个大使馆，签证处都没有一个普通的养路费缴费中心大。人绝对比高峰时段，交养路费的多。我们1点之前到，排队到3点多。最后签证官用了不到1分钟，把我们搪塞过去，说等3周吧。我们要审查一下材料。靠！

真是不想再去签一次了，让我通过吧。。。现在知道为什么富人名人都要去搞个绿卡了。每年都去办签证真是要郁闷死的。

另外，排在我前面的一位不认识的同学，留学签证被直接rejected了，理由是分数太低。可怜。可恨的签证官。

一日一图：选择

zhangdi — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:04:38 +0800

Life is all about choice. 并不是说选择什么样的路，而是说，你选择如何走脚下的路。

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一日一图：发现

zhangdi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0800

世界上还有另外一种发现。可以称为：理解。

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一日一图：无言以对

zhangdi — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:31:14 +0800

有的时候认错低头是一种姿态，也是爱的表现。嘿嘿，狗真是通人性啊！

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一日一图：拥抱

zhangdi — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:47:39 +0800

图片来源：Emile!

一日一图：小战士

zhangdi — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:09:59 +0800

我们天生就是战士。:)

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一日一图：和谐

zhangdi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:33:30 +0800

这才叫真正的和谐。

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