By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will be awarded $100 million in restricted stock units, the company said on Tuesday, marking the second time in less than three years that the Internet companys former chief executive officer has received an equity award of that size. Google said in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Google says it is awarding its $100 million worth of equity to Eric Schmidt, plus a $6 million cash bonus in recognition of the executive chairman’s contributions to the company’s performance in 2013.

Eric Schmidt thinks encryption is the answer to many of the internets problems. Googles executive chairman said last November that encrypting everything could end government censorship in a decade. Now Schmidt says that in that same decade, encryption could open up countries with strict censorship laws, giving their people a voice. Speaking at the World Economic Forum […]