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CEO: Google Knows A Lot About You, Then Forgets

Oct. 2, 2009
The search engine giant knows what you're looking for and uses that information to help others find answers on the Web. But Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the company promises to respect your privacy and discard your searches after a while
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch