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Google’s Eric Schmidt defends the company’s search practices

Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post 09/21/2011

Google preparing for US Senate hearing

Diane Bartz Reuters 09/18/2011
Google’s Eric Schmidt defends the company’s search practices

Google chairman Eric Schmidt defended the company’s business practices before a panel of senators Wednesday as the lawmakers lobbed questions on search rankings and Google’s search algorithm.

Google preparing for US Senate hearing

Google's Eric Schmidt, the online search giant's point man for all things Washington, goes before a Senate panel this week to argue the company is not a rival-abusing bully, but in fact is struggling to stay on top.

Cuban asks Obama, Google chief for free Internet

Cuban folk star Silvio Rodriguez urged US President Barack Obama and Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Monday to provide free Internet to developing countries.

Cartoon of former Google CEO Schmidt's 'creepy' lines [VIDEO]

Consumer Watchdog, the consumer protection group that has been scratching on Google's door since it began tracking the company a couple of years ago, is now going after soon-to-be-ex-CEO Eric Schmidt with an animated video capturing some of the executive's "creepy" quotes about privacy.

Google to give outgoing CEO Schmidt $100 million

Google Inc is set to give Eric Schmidt a $100 million equity award as he hands over the chief executive officer job to co-founder Larry Page.

Google co-founder Larry Page takes over as CEO from Eric Schmidt as 4th quarter profits soar

Google co-founder Larry Page is taking over as CEO in an unexpected shakeup that upstaged the Internet search leader's fourth-quarter profits - which, by the way, were great.

Google debates face recognition technology

Maija Palmer Financial Times 05/20/2010
Young will have to change names to escape 'cyber past' warns Google's Eric Schmidt

The private lives of young people are now so well documented on the internet that many will have to change their names on reaching adulthood, Google’s CEO has claimed.

Google debates face recognition technology

Google executives are wrestling over whether to launch controversial facial recognition technology after a barrage of criticism over its privacy policies.