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| Title | Google steers Kazakhstan traffic through its main portal |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Publication Date | 9 June 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Google steers Kazakhstan traffic through its main portal, 9 June 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e142b2ec.html [accessed 31 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Google steers Kazakhstan traffic through its main portal
June 09, 2011
The search engine giant Google has begun diverting its Kazakhstan traffic through its main portal, google.com, instead of its Kazakh website, google.kz.
The company said the move was necessitated by the requirement of the Kazakh government for all companies using the Kazakhstan Internet domain (.kz) to route their traffic through servers in Kazakhstan.
Google usually routes searches through the server that will handle them fastest.
Google expressed concern at the Kazakh authorities' requirement, which, it said in a blog posting, "raises important questions for us not only about network efficiency but also about user privacy and free expression."
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Freedom of information,
- Search
- Regions
- Countries