Google's decision to shut out CNET for one year for googling CEO Eric Schmidt has some questioning the maturity of the burgeoning search giant. CNET reporter Elinor Mills, in a strong news piece examining how personal information can be obtained using Google, turned the technology on Schmidt and cited some public information on him, such as his salary, his hobbies and his hometown. But Google, usually a media darling, threw a fit, announcing that a blackball will last until August 2006.

Originally by InfoWorld TechWatch, 12:33 PM

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