Google at Odds With US Over Protective Order for Firms Tied to Lawsuit

Google at Odds With US Over Protective Order for Firms Tied to Lawsuit
The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Alphabet Inc’s Google and the U.S. Justice Department have failed to reach agreement over a protective order for third parties like Microsoft that provided data to the government for its lawsuit against the search and advertising giant.

Google is pressing for two in-house attorneys to have access to the confidential data while the Justice Department and state attorneys general involved in the lawsuit have disagreed, Google said in a court filing on Friday.