In the original context I read the statement "either google is screwed or society is screwed" as referring to the lawsuit, not Google's behavior. That is, to p

In the original context I read the statement "either google is screwed or society is screwed" as referring to the lawsuit, not Google's behavior. That is, to project some of my own opinions: If something like this is not enough to cause major consequences for a big company like google, there is little hope that anything will.