The $billion figure is clearly designed to draw attention to this case. Would it have made it onto HN if he'd been suing for $1000? And, rightly so, in my opi

The $billion figure is clearly designed to draw attention to this case. Would it have made it onto HN if he'd been suing for $1000? And, rightly so, in my opinion. This is the tip of a totalitarian iceberg - would any of us be content with being declared criminal by a computer?