<s>
The	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
project	O
was	O
an	O
Internet	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
prototype	B-Application
created	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
that	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
China	O
's	O
state	O
censorship	O
provisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
learned	O
of	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
's	O
existence	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
The	O
Intercept	O
leaked	O
an	O
internal	O
memo	O
written	O
by	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
employee	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
effectively	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
"	O
after	O
a	O
clash	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
privacy	O
team	O
within	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
employees	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
was	O
still	O
continuing	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
100	O
people	O
still	O
allocated	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
had	O
been	O
terminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
reportedly	O
designed	O
to	O
link	O
users	O
 '	O
phone	O
numbers	O
to	O
their	O
search	O
queries	O
and	O
censor	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Wikipedia	O
and	O
those	O
that	O
publish	O
information	O
about	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
,	O
human	O
rights	O
,	O
democracy	O
,	O
religion	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
issues	O
considered	O
sensitive	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Intercept	O
reported	O
on	O
an	O
internal	O
memo	O
authored	O
by	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
engineer	O
which	O
contained	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
transcript	O
of	O
a	O
July	O
18	O
meeting	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Intercept	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
chief	O
Ben	O
Gomes	O
stated	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
future	O
was	O
"	O
unpredictable	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
app	O
to	O
be	O
ready	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
"	O
six	O
to	O
nine	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
executives	O
stated	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
was	O
"	O
exploratory	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
early	O
stages	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
close	O
to	O
launching	O
a	O
search	O
product	O
in	O
China	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mid-October	O
2018	O
presentation	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
CEO	O
Sundar	O
Pichai	O
discussed	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
whether	O
we	O
could	O
or	O
would	O
do	O
this	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
for	O
us	O
to	O
explore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
it	O
would	O
provide	O
better	O
information	O
to	O
users	O
than	O
do	O
the	O
other	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
currently	O
operating	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
specifically	O
highlighted	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
ability	O
to	O
provide	O
accurate	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
regarding	O
the	O
efficacy	O
of	O
certain	O
medical	O
treatments	O
,	O
alluding	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Wei	O
Zexi	O
,	O
a	O
Baidu	B-Application
user	O
who	O
died	O
after	O
receiving	O
an	O
experimental	O
cancer	O
treatment	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
learned	O
of	O
via	O
a	O
promoted	O
result	O
on	O
that	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
censorship	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
prototype	B-Application
would	O
be	O
limited	O
:	O
if	O
launched	O
,	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
would	O
return	O
results	O
for	O
99%	O
of	O
queries	O
by	O
Chinese	O
citizens	O
and	O
leave	O
only	O
1%	O
unanswered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
,	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
100+	O
people	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
engineer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
told	O
The	O
Intercept	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
shut	O
their	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
teams	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
director	O
of	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
said	O
she	O
"	O
saw	O
no	O
sidelining	O
whatsoever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
,	O
saying	O
privacy	O
reviews	O
were	O
"	O
non-negotiable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
November	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
Medium	B-Protocol
signed	O
by	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
in	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
“	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
”	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
employees	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
violated	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
privacy	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
align	O
with	O
the	O
values	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
they	O
agreed	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
employees	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
would	O
cause	O
oppression	O
among	O
the	O
Chinese	O
citizens	O
and	O
abused	O
human	O
rights	O
—	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
company	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
stayed	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
because	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
values	O
on	O
human	O
rights	O
and	O
privacy	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
,	O
so	O
when	O
the	O
news	O
broke	O
about	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
many	O
employees	O
agreed	O
to	O
publicly	O
sign	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
alliance	O
with	O
Amnesty	O
International	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
relations	O
with	O
China	O
have	O
been	O
fraught	O
since	O
the	O
tech	O
giant	O
's	O
arrival	O
there	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
first	O
China-specific	O
platform	O
,	O
Google.cn,	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
self-censored	O
one	O
:	O
like	O
the	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
prototype	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
engineered	O
so	O
as	O
not	O
to	O
return	O
results	O
for	O
topics	O
blacklisted	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
,	O
though	O
,	O
Google.cn	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
notify	O
searchers	O
when	O
the	O
results	O
they	O
sought	O
had	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
criticism	O
over	O
Google.cn	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
asserted	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
removing	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
is	O
inconsistent	O
with	O
our	O
mission	O
,	O
providing	O
no	O
information	O
is	O
more	O
inconsistent	O
with	O
our	O
mission	O
,	O
"	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
alternative	O
of	O
not	O
servicing	O
Chinese	O
users	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
downplayed	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
's	O
censorship	O
,	O
reminding	O
users	O
that	O
it	O
also	O
removes	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
from	O
its	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
and	O
U.S.	O
platforms	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
local	O
government	O
regulations	O
in	O
those	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Google.cn	O
received	O
tepid	O
acceptance	O
:	O
some	O
commentators	O
even	O
praised	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
with	O
the	O
logic	O
that	O
Chinese	O
citizens	O
,	O
through	O
conducting	O
searches	O
and	O
observing	O
which	O
results	O
had	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
could	O
better	O
their	O
understanding	O
of	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
government	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
them	O
to	O
see	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
fell	O
victim	O
to	O
Operation	O
Aurora	O
,	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
series	O
of	O
cyberattacks	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
Chinese	O
hackers	O
who	O
targeted	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
major	O
U.S.	O
corporations	O
,	O
including	O
Yahoo	B-Application
,	O
Adobe	O
,	O
Dow	O
Chemical	O
,	O
and	O
Morgan	O
Stanley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hackers	O
stole	O
Google	B-Application
source	O
code	O
and	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Gmail	B-Application
accounts	O
of	O
several	O
prominent	O
Chinese	O
human	O
rights	O
activists	O
who	O
were	O
living	O
abroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
attack	O
and	O
what	O
then-Google-CEO	O
Sergey	O
Brin	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
broader	O
pattern	O
"	O
of	O
China	O
's	O
surveillance	O
of	O
human	O
rights	O
activists	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
discontinued	O
Google.cn	O
and	O
began	O
rerouting	O
Chinese	O
users	O
to	O
Google.hk,	O
an	O
uncensored	O
(	O
at	O
least	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
end	O
)	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
based	O
out	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brin	O
justified	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
sudden	O
policy	O
switch	O
by	O
arguing	O
that	O
operating	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
China	O
no	O
longer	O
aligned	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
goals	O
of	O
advancing	O
internet	O
freedom	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
been	O
seeing	O
a	O
daily	O
increase	O
in	O
requests	O
for	O
certain	O
topics	O
or	O
search	O
terms	O
to	O
be	O
censored	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
way	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
faced	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
decision	O
which	O
some	O
commentators	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
face	O
saving	O
capitulation	O
"	O
:	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
take	O
a	O
stand	O
for	O
internet	O
freedom	O
while	O
still	O
preserving	O
their	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
alleged	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
shuttering	O
of	O
Google.cn	O
was	O
simply	O
a	O
well-timed	O
business	O
move	O
—	O
made	O
because	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
only	O
a	O
35%	O
market	O
share	O
after	O
four	O
years	O
in	O
China	O
—	O
that	O
had	O
little	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
either	O
Operation	O
Aurora	O
or	O
Beijing	O
's	O
growing	O
demands	O
for	O
censored	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
stopped	O
serving	O
China	O
via	O
Google.cn,	O
to	O
2018	O
,	O
China	O
's	O
internet	O
user	O
population	O
has	O
increased	O
by	O
70%	O
,	O
to	O
772	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
who	O
makes	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
revenue	O
from	O
advertisements	O
run	O
on	O
its	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
,	O
the	O
potential	O
profits	O
of	O
reentering	O
the	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
market	O
are	O
enormous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
,	O
analysts	O
have	O
suggested	O
that	O
if	O
Google	B-Application
does	O
reenter	O
China	O
—	O
either	O
with	O
the	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
prototype	B-Application
or	O
a	O
different	O
search	O
model	O
—	O
it	O
might	O
initially	O
struggle	O
to	O
meet	O
its	O
revenue	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
advertising	O
strategy	O
is	O
highly	O
targeted	O
:	O
it	O
involves	O
collecting	O
data	O
on	O
users	O
 '	O
search	O
histories	O
and	O
using	O
that	O
data	O
to	O
present	O
users	O
with	O
advertisements	O
which	O
are	O
applicable	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
missed	O
out	O
on	O
gathering	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
of	O
data	O
about	O
prospective	O
Chinese	O
users	O
,	O
making	O
that	O
advertising	O
strategy	O
difficult	O
to	O
execute	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
clear	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
search	O
product	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
outcompete	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
Baidu	B-Application
and	O
Sogou	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
formally-established	O
(	O
and	O
highly	O
coveted	O
)	O
partnerships	O
with	O
technology	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
and	O
WeChat	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
wanted	O
to	O
find	O
some	O
way	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Dragonfly	B-Application
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
Android	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
this	O
application	O
was	O
downloaded	O
to	O
a	O
smartphone	O
,	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
could	O
easily	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
track	O
an	O
individual	O
's	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Dragonfly	B-Application
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
planned	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
weather	O
and	O
air	O
quality	O
indices	O
provided	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
has	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
harsh	O
criticism	O
,	O
particularly	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
and	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
publication	O
of	O
The	O
Intercept	O
article	O
leaking	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
1,400	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
signed	O
a	O
letter	O
demanding	O
more	O
transparency	O
about	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
say	O
in	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
done	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Amnesty	O
International	O
released	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
management	O
condemning	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
alarming	O
capitulation	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
on	O
human	O
rights	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
for	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
authored	O
a	O
Medium	B-Protocol
article	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
Amnesty	O
International	O
's	O
letter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
argued	O
that	O
a	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
launch	O
would	O
set	O
a	O
precedent	O
for	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
censored	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
concern	O
about	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
's	O
potential	O
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
a	O
program	O
of	O
widespread	O
state	O
surveillance	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
is	O
rumored	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
social	B-Application
credit	I-Application
system	I-Application
"	O
which	O
assigns	O
each	O
citizen	O
a	O
"	O
score	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
actions	O
,	O
conducted	O
both	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analysts	O
have	O
theorized	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
becomes	O
a	O
reality	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
could	O
be	O
compelled	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
The	O
Intercept	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
alleged	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
bypassed	O
standard	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
checks	O
of	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
engineer	O
Liz	O
Fong-Jones	O
tweeted	O
a	O
proposal	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
worldwide	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
red	O
line	O
"	O
for	O
initiating	O
the	O
strike	O
will	O
be	O
crossed	O
if	O
Google	B-Application
launches	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
without	O
conducting	O
a	O
thorough	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
review	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
evidence	O
emerges	O
that	O
members	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Security	O
and	O
Privacy	O
team	O
were	O
coerced	O
into	O
approving	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fong-Jones	O
has	O
started	O
a	O
preemptive	O
"	O
strike	O
fund	O
"	O
intended	O
to	O
support	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
should	O
they	O
leave	O
their	O
positions	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
have	O
already	O
donated	O
over	O
$200K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Mike	O
Pence	O
called	O
for	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
launched	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
strengthen	O
Communist	O
Party	O
censorship	O
and	O
compromise	O
the	O
privacy	O
of	O
Chinese	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Senator	O
Mark	O
Warner	O
(	O
D-VA	O
)	O
criticized	O
both	O
Beijing	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
over	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
evidences	O
China	O
's	O
success	O
at	O
"recruit[ing]	O
Western	O
companies	O
to	O
their	O
information	O
control	O
efforts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Joint	O
Chiefs	O
of	O
Staff	O
General	O
Joseph	O
Dunford	O
also	O
criticized	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
inexplicable	O
"	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
continues	O
investing	O
in	O
autocratic	O
communist	O
China	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
censorship	O
technology	O
to	O
restrain	O
freedoms	O
and	O
crackdown	O
on	O
online	O
speech	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
intellectual	O
property	O
and	O
patent	O
theft	O
that	O
hurts	O
U.S.	O
companies	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
not	O
renewing	O
further	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
collaborations	O
with	O
the	O
Pentagon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
“	O
I	O
’m	O
not	O
sure	O
that	O
people	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
will	O
enjoy	O
a	O
world	O
order	O
that	O
is	O
informed	O
by	O
the	O
norms	O
and	O
standards	O
of	O
Russia	O
or	O
China.	O
”	O
He	O
urged	O
Google	B-Application
work	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
instead	O
of	O
making	O
controversial	O
inroads	O
into	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amid	O
widespread	O
backlash	O
,	O
one	O
contingent	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
has	O
expressed	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
employee	O
submitted	O
an	O
unsigned	O
letter	O
to	O
TechCrunch	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
technology	O
news	O
platform	O
,	O
calling	O
for	O
work	O
on	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
to	O
continue	O
because	O
the	O
project	O
aligns	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
mission	O
to	O
"	O
organize	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
information	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
universally	O
accessible	O
and	O
useful.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
letter	O
states	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
"	O
do	O
more	O
harm	O
than	O
good	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
valuable	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
shed	O
light	O
on	O
"	O
how	O
different	O
approaches	O
may	O
work	O
out	O
in	O
China.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
anonymous	O
Google	B-Application
employees	O
from	O
China	O
said	O
they	O
supported	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
Baidu	B-Application
,	O
Petal	B-Application
,	O
Sogou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
testimony	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Senate	O
Judiciary	O
Committee	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Karan	O
Bhatia	O
,	O
the	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
public	O
policy	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
announced	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
had	O
been	O
"	O
terminated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Dragonfly	B-Application
was	O
terminated	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
did	O
not	O
promise	O
that	O
any	O
work	O
with	O
Chinese	O
censorship	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
will	O
be	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
