Google's Problems in China (B)
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Case Code: BSTR374 Case Length: 17 Pages Period: 2000-2010 Pub Date: 2010 Teaching Note: Not Available |
Price: Rs.400 Organization: Google Inc. Industry: Internet Search Countries: China, US Themes: International Business |
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Problems Persist
After Google agreed to censor its search, its blogging site, www.blogger.com , also became accessible in China. The site had been unavailable since 2002, when Google and other websites were blocked in China...
Google Takes a Final Call
In late 2009, Google discovered that its site was being attacked. The company approached Rafal Rohozinski and Ron Deibert, cyber security experts who had published a report on 'Tracking GhostNet' in 2009, about the existence of a malware-based cyber espionage network, based on their research across the world between June 2008 and March 2009...
The Aftermath
Some industry experts opined that Google was planning to exit the country as it was unable to compete with Baidu. It had found a logical reason to exit the country by reporting that its site was being attacked...
The Road Ahead
Industry analysts opined that if Google decided to exit China, it would be the first major foreign company to leave the country citing freedom of speech as the main reason. The exit of Google would benefit both Baidu and Tencent, which operated China's most popular instant messaging service...
Exhibits
Exhibit I: A Note on Censoring Content on Internet Sites in China
Exhibit II: Google - Income Statement
Exhibit III: Google China and Goojje
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