Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a hearing that lasted more than three hours, yet only scratched the surface of the multiple controversies surrounding the global technology company. Among the axes that lawmakers ground the most were concerns about the user information Google is hoovering up each second of the day — often without individuals’ understanding — as well as allegations of conservative bias at a company that has unrivaled influence over the information consumed by billions.
Google’s Biggest Problem? It Can Never Be As Transparent As We Need It To Be
Katy Steinmetz, Time: Business
Tue, 12/11/2018 - 2:37pm
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