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Google CEO Eric Schmidt Tries To Allay German Privacy Fears

First Posted: 09/09/10 12:39 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:35 PM ET

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for historical reasons, as he began a charm offensive aimed at assuaging their privacy concerns.

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for historical reasons, as he began a charm offensive aimed at assuaging their pr...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for historical reasons, as he began a charm offensive aimed at assuaging their pr...
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rougebaisers
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04:51 AM on 09/10/2010
He knows everything about all of you.....he he he he he he heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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flamenco
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11:09 PM on 09/09/2010
Eric has profound respect for what the Germans went through, and that they may be highly sensitive about it. So he decides, well, scr*w it, we've decided that we know what's best for them, and we'll do whatever we want to do anyway.

It's great to be king, isn't it, making unilateral decisions about what people should want.

Brought to you by the same guy that wants to ruin Net Neutrality.
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Tom S Cedar Mill
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco.
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02:12 PM on 09/09/2010
Is it just me, or does every single photo of Schmidt look professionally posed? Are there any candid shots of this guy?
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agxphoto
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05:07 PM on 09/09/2010
He's afraid those will compromise his privacy and be found by everyone using Google.
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LifeWitness
Love your Country but hate your Countrymen?
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12:49 PM on 09/09/2010
Your cell phone is by far your biggest privacy violator. It's a new world- go forth- be brave.
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curiousasheck
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12:02 PM on 09/09/2010
Eric just doesn't "get it".
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