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Tech Giants In Human Rights Deal

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-can't-hurt-right dept.

Ostracus writes "Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have signed a global a code of conduct promising to offer better protection for online free speech and against official intrusion." Anyone want to know what this means for China & Australia? I bet it means even less to all of us in America where every major data center has a secret room where the government sniffs our packets.

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  1. Re:Paranoia by camperdave · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah! How can the rooms be secret if you're posting them on Slashdot. Now the secret rooms under the ###### ### #########, they are the true danger.

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  2. sniff away by Corpuscavernosa · · Score: 2, Funny

    a secret room where the government sniffs our packets.

    I plan on not showering so I can have the most skid-marked packets for their sniffing pleasure.

    As for China, I'm sure they'll just going to go along with this. That's what they usually do in reply to any external pressure regarding online rights. They just didn't realize the errors of their ways!

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  3. The government, too? by tgd · · Score: 2, Funny

    One of my cats was sniffing my packets when I woke up this morning.

    Freakin' weirdo.

  4. Re:Talk is cheap by probityrules · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stand up and pull out? No, there's a reason Google's execs are buying fighter jets...