You're missing the point. (Score 1)

The majority of comments here are missing the point -- they lambast Google for refusing cNet something over an issue of supposed privacy, but that isn't it at all. The reason Eric (and Google) are avoiding cNet is not that they went and found his personal information, it's that they published it in a frequently read place. Sure, it's not particularly hard to use Google and find it out, but now no-one even has to, because cNet's done all the work for them.

Eric is understandably pissed off at them for gathering up this information about him, as he probably feels it was unnecessary and mean-spirited for them to do it in the first place.