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Google CEO Page Talks Privacy With Cordoned-Off Sun Valley Elite
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Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page, not known for his public speaking, zeroed in on a timely subject when he addressed privacy at Allen & Co.’s annual dealmaking retreat this week in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Media and technology executives traveled to the picturesque mountain-resort town to mingle in seclusion as they mapped out the next big moves for their companies. They discussed cable-industry consolidation and changes in the tech landscape, safely fenced off from casual vacationers and photographers. Private security trailed Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg everywhere, while Yahoo! Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer managed to almost entirely avoid cameras.