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This seems a hardcore case of moral damage worth at least some hundreds thousands dollars in a settlement or even suing some millions dollars out of them, doesn't it? Perhaps you should at least ask a lawyer before just humbly reporting the bug to them and forgetting.

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What damages were there though? You can't sue (in the US) based on the possibility something might have happened.

Well, whoever googled him would conclude they should really avoid him. He could have missed a lot of great job, business and personal relations opportunities during the period Google was saying he was a serial killer.

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