Google has announced that, based on a recent cyber attack originating from China and targeting Chinese human rights activists, among others, it will no longer censor its results in China, and may pull out of China altogether if it can not come to acceptable terms with the government of China to "operate within the law." This is a game changer, and it may well be historical. This will be costly to Google, and they should be applauded for sticking to their values at the expense of their bottom line.

The official announcement, in a blog post by David Drummond, Google's Chief Legal Officer, is here