Google CEO: Internet hampered by 'outdated' laws

Google CEO Larry Page slammed many of the regulations that govern the Internet at the company's annual conference for software developers, expressing frustration over how institutions such as the law haven’t kept up with the pace of change.

“The law can’t be right when it’s 50 years old,” said Page. “It’s before the Internet — that’s a pretty major change.” “There are many exciting, important things that we can do that we can’t do because they’re illegal and they’re not allowed by regulation. And that makes sense — we don’t want our morals to change too fast,” said Page. Page didn't spare the private sector from criticism. The 40-year-old CEO said he felt that the Internet was not advancing as fast as it could be, and mentioned Microsoft as one of the companies that poses a challenge to that advancement.