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Comment: Google, Meta face high stakes in US battles over discovery sanctions in privacy cases

By Mike Swift ( August 17, 2022, 22:34 GMT | Comment) -- Google and Meta Platforms, fighting proposed US class-action litigation over their collection of personal data, are defending against multiple claims that the companies shirked their legal obligations to turn over documents and other records — leading several judges in California to consider sanctions against the companies. For both companies, the legal and regulatory risk inherent in the sanctions battles includes not just the outcome of the litigation, but what information about Google’s and Meta’s use of personal data ultimately becomes public.Google and Meta Platforms, fighting proposed US class-action litigation over their collection of personal data, are defending against multiple claims that the companies shirked their legal obligations to turn over documents and other records — leading several judges to consider sanctions against the companies....

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