It is being reported that WikiLeaks latest release of 250,000 diplomatic cables confirms the suspicion that China was responsible for the Aurora attacks on Google s computer systems in January. The attacks were aimed at gaining access to Gmail accounts of Chinese dissidents and human rights activists. Following the attacks, Google demanded that its search engine be uncensored in mainland China. China then claimed censorship was a non-negotiable legal requirement, and Google temporarily ceased their operations in China, redirecting Chinese traffic through their Hong Kong site. The full report on recently-released diplomatic cables from WikiLeaks can be found on the New
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