BitDestroyer

If you haven't read this recent post on the Official Google Blog, I recommend you give it a once-over. Wait, no, give it a twice-over. Really let it sink in.

We all have that fear in the back of our mind about trusting Google with so much of our information but so far they've done a great job of sticking to their "do no evil" motto. I must say though, this recent move by Google has made me at least slightly more hopeful that their motto is sincere and that they will stick to it as they continue to change the web and our lives.

I have no statistics about the type of penetration Google has in the Chinese market since it appears that they already censor Google Apps like Gmail and Google Docs but what kind of impact do you think pulling out of China would have? Are we about to see firsthand the power of information used to strong-arm a government into complying with a policy of openness? I seriously doubt the last part, but it will be interesting to see how the Chinese government and it's people react to this momentous change.