"We're trying to match with user expectations" - for example, if users search for a restaurant, they want local restaurants. Collins followed up by asking how many people know they can control what data Google collects. 10:55 am - Smith asks Pichai whether Google would allow third-parties to investigate its search results for political bias. "Americans deserve to know what information they're not getting" when they use Google search, he says. He goes further to set the stage for the hearing, with questions about whether political bias impacts Google search results, whether it promotes free-market ideals, and speaking concerns about reports that Google is preparing a censored search engine for China.

Source: Forbes December 11, 2018 13:53 UTC