Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for December 5, 2010

PayPal suspends donations to WikiLeaks

BEIJING – PayPal, the online payments service, has blocked donations to WikiLeaks and to a German foundation that raises funds for it following the release of 250,000 confidential US government cables.

A statement on thepaypalblog.com dated Friday said PayPal had permanently closed the donations account because terms of service had been breached, adding that PayPal did … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : PayPal suspends donations to WikiLeaks.

Chinese politician behind Google hacking: WikiLeaks

BEIJING – Secret cables released by the whistleblower website ‘WikiLeaks’ have revealed that the hacking of Google, which forced the search engine out of China, was masterminded by one of the politicians of the country.

The Telegraph quoted the secret cables sent to the State Department in Washington as saying that the Chinese politician … Read : Chinese politician behind Google hacking: WikiLeaks.