Jennifer Laycock

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It seems ironic, but at the same time that Google is fighting a battle against giving up information to the U.S. Department of Justice, they are defending their decision to restrict access to sites that China does not want it's citizens to see. Apparently Google's only concerned with privacy and open access in the United States where it knows it can safely operate.

From ABC News:

Saying that providing some information is better than providing no information, Google Inc. today defended its decision to cooperate with China's demand to censor some Web search results.

The company agreed to block some sites that cover human rights, Tibet and other topics Beijing doesn't want the citizens of this communist nation to research.

Reporters Without Borders, a media watchdog group, slammed Google — whose corporate motto is "Don't Be Evil" — as hypocritical.

"When a search engine collaborates with the government like this, it makes it much easier for the Chinese government to control what is being said on the Internet," said Julien Pain, head of the group's Internet desk.

Apparently what's good for the goose is not also good for the gander?

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Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.