Law Blog has pored over an unreleased galley of Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's new book, "The New Digital Age," published by Alfred A. Knopf with an April 23 release date. The book, co-written with Google Ideas director Jared Cohen, offers a view of the future that's in turns dystopian and hopeful. It also makes some predictions about how technological advances will shape laws and regulations. Below are some highlights from the uncorrected proof:

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