McCain takes a stance in USA TODAY on the Google-China story:
We believe that American companies must develop and agree to abide by a code of conduct governing their interactions with repressive regimes, and we applaud the suggestion by some companies that they will consider such a step. The code should adhere to the basic principles of openness and free expression that helped make the Internet the powerful tool of expression that it is today. As a starting point, the code should require U.S. companies to avoid providing products or services that will be used to block political or religious speech, refrain from ever turning cyber-dissidents over to governments, and disclose dealings with governments that wish to use a company’s products or services for censorship. [More…]