CNBC interview, 3 Dec 2009, quoted in Google CEO on Privacy (18 Mar 2010).
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If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.
— Eric Schmidt
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About Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an engineer, a former member of the board of directors of Apple Inc., and current executive chairman of Google.
About Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an engineer, a former member of the board of directors of Apple Inc., and current executive chairman of Google.
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