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no link. But in that "big list of possible sanctions" is there anything that would inconvenience google as much as a $200 fine inconveninences someone on minim
by harry8 3y ago
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But in that "big list of possible sanctions" is there anything that would inconvenience google as much as a $200 fine inconveninences someone on minimum wage? Is there anything at all that isn't just a trivial business expense dwarfed by what they will pay their lawyers just for this one case? Is there any risk of a human being held accountable for anything?
- verve_rat 3y agoAh, yeah. The possibilities include the judge just straight up ruling against Google in a summary judgement. The worst case scenario is Google just looses the case and the FTC gets whatever it has asked for. The likelihood of that happening is up for debate of course, but that is the very very very bad thing that could happen.
- harry8 3y ago>FTC gets whatever it has asked for. And goes straight to appeal. What can the FTC even ask for? Jail terms for execs the way it happens to poor people who can't pay fines? Somehow I doubt the "very, very, very bad thing" could meet a materiality test in goog's P&L or balance sheet. >> is there anything that would inconvenience google as much as a $200 fine inconveniences someone on minimum wage? So do we have a /hard/ no on that yet?
- avidiax 3y ago> The worst case scenario is Google just loses the case and the FTC gets whatever it has asked for. As a deterrent to failure to produce inculpating documents, "maybe" getting the same punishment as producing the documents faithfully falls rather short.