A world safe from Facebook skullduggery
In retrospect, China did the right thing by saying "no, thank you" to Facebook and closing the door on it.
When gregarious internet evangelists bearing gifts come knocking at your door, it is probably best not to take their wares or let them in - give'em inch they take a mile - especially if national sovereignty is at stake. Saying no to the latest in foreign invasive technology, as sensible as it seems now, hurt China's image several years back when the US' internet darlings could do no wrong.
When Beijing blocked Facebook and Google, there was a great media hue and cry about "freedom", and barriers to trade, but almost no talk about how the Silicon Valley giants not only work hand in glove with the US' Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, but also serve as formidable intelligence agencies in their own right. Unlike their Beltway counterparts, the Bay Area operations spy on millions and rake in obscene profits with little or no congressional oversight.
