Google and Facebook Are Watching You

Consumer activists dressed as mimes silently “tracked” Google executive Eric Schmidt all the way to his Senate hearing on Wednesday. And while the hearings were focused on the company’s alleged anti-competitive practices, the protesters following Schmidt through the capitol were more interested in driving home a message of consumer privacy. Internet companies like Google and Facebook stand to …

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Google Gets Grief From Senators, Mimes, And An Ice Cream Truck

Eric Schmidt’s testimony at a Senate hearing on Google’s antitrust issues was preceded by circus-like antics of an anti-Google consumer advocacy group.

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Google gets antitrust scrutiny in Congress (roundup)

Eric Schmidt and Google rivals go before Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee as that panel looks to determine whether Google abuses its power in online search.

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Google’s Schmidt faces Senate grilling today

Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is ready to speak before the U.S. Senate’s antitrust subcommittee, and already some excerpts from his testimony have emerged.

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Schmidt to talk Google’s virtues in Senate testimony

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is ready to speak before the U.S. Senate’s antitrust subcommittee, and already some excerpts from his testimony have emerged.

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