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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.
by 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 agoNot 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.