I can't find even one Chinese name on the signing list. These people have no idea what Chinese people really want and what they really need. Chinese people already lost all their privacy. They have nothing to lose by having Google operating in their country. But in contrast, I believe having Google operate again in China can actually help human rights in there. Why? Because currently the Chinese search market is monopolized by Baidu, and if you read the story behind Baidu and Putian Medical Group, or know about how Baidu is making money by abusing all kinds of human rights, even putting lives in real danger, you would understand how necessary it is for Chinese people to have a search engine, that at least doesn't direct you to a fake hospital.

If you search the word "Baidu" in the first page of HN comments, you will find 0 results (at least at the time I'm writing this). No one cares the reality in China, because that's different than their imagination, and they live in their arrogant imaginations.

These people are just hypocrites. They don't care about human rights, or Chinese people's well-beings as they already lost human rights. They don't even bother to think in others' shoes. They are just feared. They are afraid that one day their own government will utilize the same practice and steal their little privacy. Cut the bullsh*t. If you really care about human rights, try to make some changes in China, start by making a better and healthier search engine than Baidu. There are many more evil business practices in China, like in food delivery, bike share, P2P loans, etc. Try make some healthier alternatives in these business as well. This is the way you should help human rights, not just keep ranting about something they have already lost.

Just do me a favor: ask any Chinese people you know, or think about this as you were Chinese: would you prefer a censored Google as an alternative, or the monopoly of Baidu? Please do this before you leave any comment.