26-09-2018 16:00 via theverge.com

Former Google scientist slams ‘unethical’ Chinese search project in letter to senators

As Google faces questions today during a congressional hearing on digital privacy, a former Google scientist is asking senators to press the company on its controversial Chinese search engine plans.Jack Poulson, a former senior research scientist at the company, publicly resigned from Google over concerns about the project, codenamed “Project Dragonfly.” To enter the Chinese market, Google would have to comply with the country’s strict censorship apparatus, a prospect that has
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