It does get a bit absurd when extended. Can you not speak to someone in company buildings? On company property? The logical rule seems like if if the communica

It does get a bit absurd when extended. Can you not speak to someone in company buildings? On company property? The logical rule seems like if if the communication doesn't have a direct impact on company operations (e.g. flooding email servers so other mail cannot be processed), then it's protected. And the quote to the effect of 'This was a legal defense, not a position Google endorses' is... odd.