Slashdot reports that Google has instituted a policy of not talking to CNET reporters until July 2006. A CNET article noted the development, which apparently came "in response to privacy issues raised by a previous CNET story." The reference is to a CNET article that published personal information - obtained from Google searches - about Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

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