Scrutiny of big tech firms continued Tuesday as Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced questions over alleged censorship of conservatives at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. We’ll discuss Pichai’s testimony, ongoing concerns about Google and privacy, and the company’s plans to launch a censored search engine in China.
Google CEO Faces Questions from House Judiciary Committee on Political Bias, Privacy
Scrutiny of big tech firms continued Tuesday as Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced questions over alleged censorship of conservatives at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. We'll discuss Pichai's testimony, ongoing concerns about Google and privacy, and the company's plans to launch a censored search engine in China.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on 'Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use and Filtering Practices.” (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Guests:
Sam Harnett, Silicon Valley reporter, KQED
Cecilia Kang, tech reporter, The New York Times