Google Investigating Chinese Employees 181
BluePeppers writes "The Guardian is reporting that Google China is investigating its staff about The Incident. '"We're not commenting on rumor and speculation. This is an ongoing investigation and we simply cannot comment on the details," a Google spokeswoman said. Security analysts told Reuters the malicious software or malware used in the attack was a modification of a trojan called Hydraq. A trojan is a hidden program allowing unauthorized access to a computer. The analysts said the sophistication in the attack was in knowing whom to attack, not the malware itself.'"
Re:In lieu of? (Score:4, Informative)
I think they meant "in light of" (as in, in response to). "In lieu of", as you know, means essentially "instead of", and would not make sense in this context. So, you are correct. I just hope you don't get modded down as "grammar police".
Poor Choice Of Phrasing (Score:1, Informative)
Come on, guys, it's not "in lieu of". "In lieu of [wiktionary.org]" means "instead; in place of; as a substitute for". So that description makes absolutely no sense. The submitter probably means "in light of".
I know this is just slashdot, but we we have computers and the internet where all the grammar nazis have left us neat hints how to use language correctly, if not effectively. Articles like this make us all look like gibbering chimps.
Welcome to the new world (Score:5, Informative)
Chinese companies copied part for part GM cars and as far as I know, nothing came of it. You could literally take the door off the Chevy and put a door from the Chinese car company on it. We don't impose any trade sanctions, we just keep buying their stuff.
I'd find the link but I don't have time.
Hopefully this google flap will get people to pay attention to how they are catching up.
Re:Incident (Score:5, Informative)
Apparently something so significant happened that people can just call it "The Incident" and expect others to know about it. Yet I've never heard of anything happening to Google, or originating from Google significant enough and shocking enough to be titled "The Incident". (The worst I've heard is about their camera cars going up the occasional private road).
Seriously?! You've been posting regularly on /. for this last week [slashdot.org] yet you somehow managed to miss nine of the most commented on stories?! Well, here they are in chronological order:
Google Hacked, may pull out of China [slashdot.org]
Google.cn has already lifted censorship [slashdot.org]
Google.cn attack part of broad spying effort [slashdot.org]
China emphasizes law as Google defies censorship [slashdot.org]
Google attackers identified as Chinese government [slashdot.org]
IE 0-day flaw used in Chinese attack [slashdot.org]
Code used to attack Google now public [slashdot.org]
German government advises public to stop using IE [slashdot.org]
Another attack, on law firm suing China [slashdot.org]
This is also all over the mainstream and business news [google.com] (although, like all other news stories, it's secondary to the Haiti coverage).
Re:Welcome to the new world (Score:5, Informative)
here is the link... from 2005!
http://www.autoblog.com/2005/04/16/chinese-copy-cats/
Re:Spies everywhere (Score:1, Informative)
And I suspect alot of Google China employees draw a paycheck from the People's Liberation Army and other Chinese Government agencies.
Duh - like all. China is a communist country.
In China, you are either a member of the Party or a nobody.
Also, there are no corporate entities that are not owned by the state. (At least a majority share.) That goes for foreign corporations, too.
Think China has become open and capitalist? Go read what the Party has been saying for the last 30 years.
Re:Welcome to the new world (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Loose lips sink ships. (Score:3, Informative)