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I'm not a lawyer, but I will be shocked if this principle is sufficient to allow them to win this case. We'll see.

• pg_1234 5y ago
  Even if they don't win, in a public trial, given the current political attitude to Big Tech, this could cost Google billions just in the discovery process.
  • MagnumOpus 5y ago
    "Billions" is a very large number, even for elite coders or lawyers that's thousands of person years - or tens of thousands for mere mortals. Somehow I doubt that any company would assign ten thousand people for a civil suit discovery...
    • pg_1234 5y ago
      Not directly, but the reputational damage ... and the possibility that national governments might be emboldened to act against Google in tax or privacy domains could knock percentage points off the market cap.