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Which Way, L.A.?

How Is Google Changing Our Lives?

Thirteen years ago, before Google was ever invented, Bill Gates of Microsoft faced anti-trust charges before a Senate Committee. Yesterday, backed by 25 lobbying and public relations firms, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt faced the same committee , determined not to repeat Gates' mistakes. How dominant is Google?

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Thirteen years ago, before Google was ever invented, Bill Gates of Microsoft faced anti-trust charges before a Senate Committee. Yesterday, backed by 25 lobbying and public relations firms, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt faced the same committee, determined not to repeat Gates' mistakes. How dominant is Google? Can users completely trust it? We hear about the good and the bad.

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