Google ad partners ask for clarity over its plans

13:03 18th March 2010

A 27-strong group of Google's Chinese advertising partners has demanded clarity from the internet company about its plans in the region.

The group said it has been waiting in "incomparable pain and disquiet" since Google indicated it might withdraw from China following worries that it was being hacked by government agents.

"We see a constant stream of information but cannot predict the future, we see business sliding, but there is nothing we can do," says the letter which was posted on the website of Chinese state-run television.

Google spokesperson Jill Hazelbaker said the company had received the letter and is reviewing it.

In other news, Google has been sued by a Gmail user for allegedly violating data privacy laws when it launched social network service Buzz last month.

Andranik Souvalian of Cranston, Rhode Island, has filed a complaint claiming that the web giant deliberately exceeded its authorisation to access and control confidential and private data.

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Written by Derek Oldman

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