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My hat off to Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin, for taking a moral stand.

I am not sure most investment bankers would agree with me. However, folks need to keep in mind that every company is built on a set of values but usually those values are about creating shareholder value and not about personal freedom.

If a country had a personality, I would say that China’s is patient, thoughtful and focused. China is not one to leap out of the gate; it starts of slow and before you know it, the country hits full stride. Once this 8,000 pound gorilla is moving you cannot stop it. Companies that have done business in China understand two things – do business in China the way the Chinese want it or leave. Most large companies I have heard of actually find a way of getting back into China. They have all found a middle ground. Finding a middle ground usually means compromising your principles to some extent. Will Google compromise its principles? Whose principles are we talking about, Sergey Brin’s or Google’s shareholders?

I applaud Brin.

Brin is going to be bombarded with lots of questions.

However, here are a few things shareholders need to think about: cyberattacks on Google, stolen code from Google, reading emails, national security, etc.. Brin has a point.

The Internet business needs to monitor this situation.