The Guardian reports that some Internet users searching Google for information on Google executives were given an English link to "Corporate Information – Google Management" which took them to a page with the information all in Chinese – http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html. The company's corporate site www.google.com/corporate, was also in Chinese.
According to the Guardian, the problem only occurred in some areas, but could be reproduced after the cookies were deleted and when the private browsing mode was turned on. Originally though to be the result of hacking, Google was quick to label the problem as a 'bug.'
"This is not a hack but rather a bug affecting the language displayed to some users, and we are working to fix it soon," a Google said.
Jane McEntegart is a writer, editor, and marketing communications professional with 17 years of experience in the technology industry. She has written about a wide range of technology topics, including smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. Her articles have been published in Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, and Edge Up.
coincidental timing on that bug, but i do believe it to be a bug, my high school had a problem with google.com redirecting to various random languages for a while, it was pretty interesting.
how about it's not a bug... it was done by china and they are cursing the execs in their own language (which obviously we do not understand)...
HA-HAAAAAAAAA!!!!11
