Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Vodafone Agree to NGO Code Of Conduct

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Microsoft, Google, and two other technology companies will develop a code of conduct with a coalition of nongovernmental organizations (NGO) to promote freedom of expression and privacy rights, they announced Friday.
The two companies along with Yahoo, and Vodafone Group said the new guidelines are the result of talks with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.

Technology companies have come under fire for providing equipment or software that permits governments to censor information or monitor the online or offline activities of their citizens. For example, last year, Google's approach to the China market was criticized over its creation of a censored, local version of its search engine.

Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Vodafone Agree to NGO Code Of Conduct [networkworld.com]

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It's about time.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders were also involved in "The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)" as well as UC Berkeley School of Law:

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which is all good!

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here's the most informative article i've seen yet:
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