January 25th, 2010, 10:49 AM
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Bruce Schneier: U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google
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In order to comply with government search warrants on user data, Google created a backdoor access system into Gmail accounts. This feature is what the Chinese hackers exploited to gain access.
Google's system isn't unique. Democratic governments around the world -- in Sweden, Canada and the UK, for example -- are rushing to pass laws giving their police new powers of Internet surveillance, in many cases requiring communications system providers to redesign products and services they sell.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/...oogle.hacking/
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