Alphabet's CEO acknowledged the omission of certain materials

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai admitted marking documents "privileged" and allowing chats to auto-delete in the Epic Games lawsuit over Google's alleged app store monopoly.

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Epic Games presented evidence suggesting Google concealed communications, emphasizing internal documents on legal discovery and a chat history.

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Pichai denied hiding documents, explaining his use of "privileged" indicated confidentiality, not necessarily legal privilege.

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Google's CEO acknowledged a past policy letting employees decide chat relevance to litigation, later revised, during brief testimony with mostly one-word answers.

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Epic Games seeks easier access to third-party app stores, claiming Google's policies lead to artificially high prices; a ruling in Epic's favor could reshape the app store landscape controlled by Google and Apple.

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Alphabet's CEO acknowledged the omission of certain materials

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai admitted marking documents "privileged" and allowing chats to auto-delete in the Epic Games lawsuit over Google's alleged app store monopoly.

Epic Games presented evidence suggesting Google concealed communications, emphasizing internal documents on legal discovery and a chat history.

Pichai denied hiding documents, explaining his use of "privileged" indicated confidentiality, not necessarily legal privilege.

Google's CEO acknowledged a past policy letting employees decide chat relevance to litigation, later revised, during brief testimony with mostly one-word answers.

Epic Games seeks easier access to third-party app stores, claiming Google's policies lead to artificially high prices; a ruling in Epic's favor could reshape the app store landscape controlled by Google and Apple.

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