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Google Steps Back from China; McKinsey in Deep

In August The Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher revealed that Google had been working in secret on a search engine with censorship and surveillance capabilities aimed at allowing it to operate under China’s strict internet controls. "Project Dragonfly" prompted a fierce backlash both within the company and beyond. Now, Gallagher reports that the project has "effectively ended," citing two sources within the company and the abandonment