Tuesday, February 2, 2010
US Senator seeks information from Tech firms in China.
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin has sent letters to thirty tech companies including Amazon, Facebook and Twitter asking them to detail their human rights practices in China after Google threatened to pull out of China.
The Democratic Senator of Illinois who is chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on Human Rights and Law also said there would be a hearing in February on Global Internet Freedom.
He said the hearing would feature companies like Google and their business practices in internet restricted countries.
Durbin's letter comes nearly three weeks after Google Inc. said it would stop censoring search results in China and threatened to pull out of the country altogether after uncovering a hacking attack that emanated from China and attempts to snoop on dissidents.
The Democratic Senator of Illinois who is chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on Human Rights and Law also said there would be a hearing in February on Global Internet Freedom.
He said the hearing would feature companies like Google and their business practices in internet restricted countries.
Durbin's letter comes nearly three weeks after Google Inc. said it would stop censoring search results in China and threatened to pull out of the country altogether after uncovering a hacking attack that emanated from China and attempts to snoop on dissidents.
Durbin said he is gathering information about the conduct of other big technology companies to prepare for a hearing on Google's actions in China. The hearing will also examine the Global Network Initiative, a voluntary code of conduct for Internet and communications companies that do business in countries that restrict free speech and human rights.
AT&T and Facebook said they would respond to Durbin's letter by the Feb. 19 deadline.
Apple said it had no comment. Amazon, eBay, Twitter and Verizon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Dick Durbin seeks information on Business Practices in Internet Restricted Countries.
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