Balance benefits of internet, data security: Sundar Pichai

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s move to introduce data localisation across its policies has pitted global technology giants like Google and Facebook against local companies. But the flow of cross-border data is as important for the global ambitions of companies from India as it is for Silicon Valley giants, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of the $136-billion internet giant, Google, told TOI at its Mountain View headquarters. Excerpts:

Earlier this year, you said that the aim is to move from finding answers to helping people get things done. How does this change Google’s business, especially in India?