With Schmidt Out at Google, Will Privacy Change?

Google and CEO Eric Schmidt were hot topics this week once it was announced that Schmidt will step down as CEO in April to be replaced by Larry Page, one of the search engine giant's two founders. But the media attention is nothing new for Schmidt, although in the past it's more often been for the controversial and bold statements he's made about online privacy than anything else. What has Schmidt said, and will the debate over online privacy change once he's gone?

Google and CEO Eric Schmidt were hot topics this week once it was announced that Schmidt will step down as CEO in April to be replaced by Larry Page, one of the search engine giant’s two founders. But the media attention is nothing new for Schmidt, although in the past it’s more often been for the controversial and bold statements he’s made about online privacy than anything else. What has Schmidt said, and will the debate over online privacy change once he’s gone?

To jog your memory, here are a few quotes reminding us that Schmidt has been nothing if not upfront on the hot topic of online privacy since taking the reins at Google:

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