Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Cisco have been accused of cooperating with the “Great Firewall” by acquiescing to Beijing’s demands. In her speech, Clinton appeared to call on other companies to follow Google’s lead and defy China.
“The private sector has a shared responsibility to help safeguard free expression,” Clinton said. “And when their business dealings threaten to undermine this freedom, they need to consider what’s right, not simply the prospect of quick profits.”
The State Department has plans to hold a high-level meeting next month with companies that provide network services for talks on Internet freedom.
Microsoft on Thursday released a patch for an Internet Explorer 6 software hole through which China-based cyber spies allegedly probed the computer systems of Google and other companies.
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