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Google Employees Irked Over Censored Version of Search Engine for China

Google employees are blasting plans by the search engine giant to create a censored version for China. So reports The New York Times.

About 1,400 Google employees signed an internal letter demanding their employer be more transparent so they can understand the ethical issues surrounding the creation of a censored version of the search engine for China, according to three source familiar with the letter.

The New York Times also obtained a copy of the letter in which employees said Google's willingness to agree to China's censorship demands "raise urgent moral and ethical issues."

"Currently we do not have the information required to make ethically-informed decisions about our work, our projects, and our employment," the letter states.

Eight years ago, Google left China in protest over censorship and government hacking. In the letter, Google employees also expressed concern about unknowingly working on technology that would allow China to censure information from its citizens.

"We urgently need more transparency, a seat at the table, and a commitment to clear and open processes: Google employees need to know what we're building," the letter reads.

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