Google and China

Google is continuing its investigation into the recent hacker attacks allegedly emanating from China. It has reportedly reached an agreement with the National Security Agency to share data and gain its help in the investigation. The pending agreement with the NSA is raising some eyebrows, as there have been concerns in some quarters about the ability of the NSA to search and obtain data without obtaining warrants and its tendency to work behind a veil of secrecy. However, it would be naive to think that the US could survive in the high tech world of international criminality and espionage without such an agency or two. Check it out.