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Quinn DuPont studies textual communication in cross-over disciplines such as typography, history, power, rhetoric, security, and technology. He has recently been studying information sabotage and developing a thesis about the social development of meaning. Quinn is currently an information architect in Toronto, Canada.

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Tuesday
12Jan2010

Quick note: Google changes China policy due to cyberattack 

DateTuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7:41PM

Daily news isn't typical fare for the Textual Metanoia blog, but seeing Google completely reverse their decision to censor search results in China because of a cyberattack was just too relevant for my research to ignore. Evidently, Google was recently attacked in a sophisticated manner for the purpose of reaching Gmail accounts of dissidents. I don't yet have sophisticated thoughts on the matter, but I see it as a kind of motivation occuring from external, invasive prompting. Saying that this kind of sabotage prompts a response isn't in itself stirring revelation, but it does need repeating. Perhaps I'll be able to post a follow-up with deeper analysis.

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