Google’s search engine for China reportedly links searches with phone numbers
Following news that Google is developing a censored search engine for China, more details about the product, codenamed Dragonfly, are beginning to circulate. In the latest report, it appears that Google is tying search results to individuals’ phone numbers—a move that will help the Chinese government better monitor its citizens.
The Dragonfly search engine will hide content prohibited by the Chinese government, including information about democracy, free speech, and political dissidents, the Intercept reports. The tool also censors blacklisted words including Mandarin translations of the phrases “student protest,” “human rights,” and “Nobel Prize.” It also doctors information about weather and air pollution, using data from a source in Beijing rather than other websites or organizations...