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Microsoft to confide security woes to governments

 February 2, 2005 Company's decision to share information about security issues is part of its effort to blunt the appeal of open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, government agency, Czech Republic, government, Bill Gates, security, China, Microsoft Corp., conference, IBM Corp.

Tech companies brace for showdown over China

 February 13, 2006 Yahoo, Google, others could face thorny questioning from lawmakers seeking to limit cooperation with restrictive regimes. TAGS: regime, technology company, Cisco Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., China, government, policy, MSN, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

The collective amnesia over Shi Tao

 March 30, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Silicon Valley would do well to borrow a page from the history of the antiapartheid struggle. TAGS: Jerry Yang, China, Cisco Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Silicon Valley, government, U.S., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Proposed law targets tech-China cooperation

 February 16, 2006 Legislation being readied by politician proposes criminalizing cooperation with governments of China, Iran, others. TAGS: China, U.S. company, cooperation, politician, Cisco Systems Inc., legislation, Iran, nation, government, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

British parliament attacked using WMF exploit

 January 23, 2006 The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., hacker, WMF vulnerability, government, attack, China, patch, trojan horse, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

China: Local software for local people

 November 14, 2005 Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Chinese government is doing on alternative software. TAGS: margin, World Trade Organization, open source, open-source software, Linux, China, Linux desktop, Beijing, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Web giants ask for feds' help on censorship

 January 31, 2007 Google, Yahoo and Microsoft say government should stand behind global Internet freedom, but not all support legislation. TAGS: censorship, Web company, Yahoo! Inc., terrorism, government, Google Inc., authority, request, China, Microsoft Corp., U.S., help, e-mail
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