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Google Earth Censored in China?
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on Wednesday December 21, @01:23PM
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The Oogle Earth blog has a discussion about censorship of GE in China and links to a Wall Street Journal article on the subject. From the article: "Until recently, Google's map and satellite-photo service offered Chinese Internet users something they rarely could see: a bird's-eye view of the secret compound of Zhongnanhai, where the country's top leaders live and work.
But in recent weeks, close-up views from Google's satellite images of the leadership compound in Beijing have been blocked in at least parts of China. It's not clear how widespread the blocking is, or whether the government is behind it. Google says it didn't alter that part of its service for Chinese users."
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Ogle Earth discuss the censorship of the Chinese edition of Google Maps. From the blog: "He concludes that there is censorship in the Chinese version of Google Maps (and the omission of the disputed Arunachai Pradesh area between China and India is a clear giveaway), but notes that both versions are available in China — so you can always use the international version if you want. [...] The more likely answer is that Google is bending to demands of the Chinese government as a price for being able to operate in the country." In another entry, OE discuss new imagery censorship in France for Google data. See previous related stories below.
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