Comments on: Linode and the Google Cyber Attacks http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/ Announcements, news, and musings from your pals at Linode.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: happyfunball http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-42422 happyfunball Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:03:10 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-42422 Its fairly common knowledge that VPS's are frequently used for proxy servers that are sometimes used for criminal activity. Disguising the IP address is a common tool used in hacking. Thats not new and is not the fault of the ISP. It doesn't make sense to blame Linode if this did happen but I'm gad to hear it didn't. You can bet that the Chinese military was involved in this attack against Google, and Google was right to ask for the help of Uncle Sam. Its scary to think the Chinese are attacking companies for providing free speech to individuals struggling with the still communist Chinese government. Good luck to both Google and Linode. The free world salutes you! Its fairly common knowledge that VPS’s are frequently used for proxy servers that are sometimes used for criminal activity. Disguising the IP address is a common tool used in hacking.

Thats not new and is not the fault of the ISP. It doesn’t make sense to blame Linode if this did happen but I’m gad to hear it didn’t.

You can bet that the Chinese military was involved in this attack against Google, and Google was right to ask for the help of Uncle Sam. Its scary to think the Chinese are attacking companies for providing free speech to individuals struggling with the still communist Chinese government.

Good luck to both Google and Linode. The free world salutes you!

]]> By: Jack http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-40726 Jack Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:21:42 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-40726 Hi John, thank you for your new years regards. Please don't stereotype me. Yeah, I am a Chinese, but I was educated in Canada and has been IT professional in both Canada and China many years, so I am kind of "mixed". I totally understand the value of privacy and freedom of speech in western countries. And I do feel sorry about the "google cyber attack". Actually most people in China feel sorry if google is going to leave China. John, the reason why we make so big deal about this incident is not because of Google's move, it is because of why US government makes so much big deal of Google's new approach to China. It is not even a company's announce anymore, it became a DIPLOMATIC incident From this incident, I need to point out something that we should be careful about Google from now on 1. How deep this incident is linked to US government 2. Why google and US government orchestrated so nicely this time 3. If US government did manipulate this incident, should we trust google anymore in the future. think of how many data and privacy stuff we store in google. I hope google will disclose more detail on this incident, and details on how they work with US security department. thank you Jack Hi John, thank you for your new years regards. Please don’t stereotype me. Yeah, I am a Chinese, but I was educated in Canada and has been IT professional in both Canada and China many years, so I am kind of “mixed”.

I totally understand the value of privacy and freedom of speech in western countries. And I do feel sorry about the “google cyber attack”.
Actually most people in China feel sorry if google is going to leave China.

John, the reason why we make so big deal about this incident is not because of Google’s move, it is because of why US government makes so much big deal of Google’s new approach to China. It is not even a company’s announce anymore, it became a DIPLOMATIC incident

From this incident, I need to point out something that we should be careful about Google from now on
1. How deep this incident is linked to US government
2. Why google and US government orchestrated so nicely this time
3. If US government did manipulate this incident, should we trust google anymore in the future. think of how many data and privacy stuff we store in google.

I hope google will disclose more detail on this incident, and details on how they work with US security department.

thank you
Jack

]]> By: dmm http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-40502 dmm Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:28:43 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-40502 Rock on Linode and Google. Rock on Linode and Google.

]]> By: John http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-39951 John Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:39:32 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-39951 Um, ok, Jack, yeah. The US government didn't intentionally leak anything to China, according to the article. That's a misunderstanding (an *intentional* one?), and I'm sure you mean to get readers all excited. Google has been pretty good about standing up to authorities that try to get more access to private data than they're legally entitled to. From your use of English, I can tell you're a foreigner. The Chinese got pretty sore over this whole incident, but if they want to look strong, they shouldn't make it such a big deal. 新年快乐！ Um, ok, Jack, yeah. The US government didn’t intentionally leak anything to China, according to the article. That’s a misunderstanding (an *intentional* one?), and I’m sure you mean to get readers all excited. Google has been pretty good about standing up to authorities that try to get more access to private data than they’re legally entitled to.

From your use of English, I can tell you’re a foreigner. The Chinese got pretty sore over this whole incident, but if they want to look strong, they shouldn’t make it such a big deal. 新年快乐！

]]> By: Jack http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-39275 Jack Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:53:01 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-39275 Everybody please understand that this incident is manipulated by us government, google just scarifies its business in China. There is a very good article in CNN talks about this incident: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/23/schneier.google.hacking/index.html?iref=allsearch Based on the Patriot Act from 2001, US government has right to acquire any information it is related US national security. So Google sets the back door to US government to pretend it is still "be no evil", however, US government intentinally leaked the back door information to China. Everybody please understand that this incident is manipulated by us government, google just scarifies its business in China.

There is a very good article in CNN talks about this incident:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/23/schneier.google.hacking/index.html?iref=allsearch

Based on the Patriot Act from 2001, US government has right to acquire any information it is related US national security. So Google sets the back door to US government to pretend it is still “be no evil”, however, US government intentinally leaked the back door information to China.

]]> By: Mat Collins http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-39191 Mat Collins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:43:26 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-39191 As a new and completely happy customer of Linode, I can understand why even an enterprise company like Google would choose Linode! Grats guys! As a new and completely happy customer of Linode, I can understand why even an enterprise company like Google would choose Linode! Grats guys!

]]> By: Blogger Karo http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-38925 Blogger Karo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:58:21 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-38925 I am glad to hear this. Rock on Caker I am glad to hear this. Rock on Caker

]]> By: Landry Butler http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-38834 Landry Butler Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:18:42 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-38834 Rock on Caker! Rock on Caker!

]]> By: Willie http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-38769 Willie Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:44:13 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-38769 Great post about Google. Keep up the good work. Great post about Google. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Alex S http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cyber-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-38658 Alex S Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:56:58 +0000 http://blog.linode.com/?p=711#comment-38658 I realize you guys can't tell us this, but I'm really curious which distro they deployed. I realize you guys can’t tell us this, but I’m really curious which distro they deployed.

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