By Jon Mitchell, Read, Write, Web
Never mind Stuxnet’s infiltration of Iranian nuclear facilities – national governments are carrying out Internet attacks against private citizens, often their own. Now Google has stepped into the breach. If it detects an attack, the search giant says, it will warn the victim and block the perpetrator. Diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks implicated the Chinese government in hacking into alleged dissidents’ Google accounts. This incident led to Google pulling its business out of China, although since then it has inched its way back. Google wants to serve the huge Chinese user base, but it will implement new security measures to protect those who might come under attack by prying governments.
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