Federal judge rules Google tried to 'hide the ball' by deleting chat logs in a big antitrust case | CNN Business

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Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in a high-profile antitrust case by automatically deleting employee chat messages that could have been used as evidence in the suit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the tech giant.

The ruling condemns Google’s document preservation practices and their impact on litigation, which could have a broader impact as the company defends a range of suits on multiple fronts. Google will not face immediate sanctions for its missteps apart from having to cover the legal fees that plaintiffs incurred in bringing the sanctions motion, wrote Judge James Donato in his order. A non-monetary penalty could still be imposed following further court proceedings.

The feature enabled Google employees to have conversations about topics relevant to its app store practices — and the topic of the lawsuit — with greater confidence the messages would not be used in court. Employees were also given the discretion to determine for themselves what constituted conversations that needed to be preserved, Donato wrote.

 

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Is the owner of CNN Amroman or Amroscandinavian?

No 24 hour coverage for the next 2 weeks about a trans attack on a Christian school? I can’t imagine why

Cheating and covering up is becoming a norm!

“😠 There might even be some sanctions.” 😆LOL.

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