Google chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that National Security Agency spying is going to 'break the Internet' and cause countries to start their own networks to avoid foreign surveillance. The Silicon Valley titan spoke out at a conference organized by NSA opponent Senator Ron Wyden. He was just one of the big voices sounding an alarm about American surveillance practices. Representatives from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other major tech firms say their industry stands to lose a fortune as international customers flee American technology companies over concerns that their data is being siphoned off carte blanche and analyzed by American intelligence officials.
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Eric Schmidt spoke at a panel discussion sponsored by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, an NSA critic
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Representatives from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other tech firms were on hand to talk about the dangers of NSA spying
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Schmidt warned that the Internet could fragment and no longer provide global connectivity
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US tech firms could be left out of technology growth over fears that their products and services are compromised by spying, Schmidt said
The publication of those practices have caused many foreign customers to flee American tech services like Google and @placeholder.