No argument there if you wish to spawn on access, or just use a frozen image with COW.

However, you failed to read, or at least quote the one line that makes this relatively possible...

In other words, allow them to do what they need to do, up to the point it becomes a risk, and then step in. I mean, really, if you have people with a legitimate need to download that much to do their jobs, is it not possible that you may have a poorly spec'd image for your systems?

So far it seems everyone is trying to bring "open internet" to the users computer... why?

It sounds as if this is intended to be on an "infrequent" and "exception" basis.

Deploy a terminal server in a DMZ, users can then remote in and browse from there. If you want to allow open downloading, provide a restricted AV protected share to retrieve downloaded files, if you do not want to allow open downloading, provide one anyways but require an IT person to review it manually.
Reimage nightly if paranoid.

Oh and I will hate over ATT for the green soup that our land lines on the poles have turned into without any reinvestment.

https://fiber.google.com/citie...
Oh trust me... there are plenty...

Also, I believe the city had some say in where they started, and in what order zoning/permitting was/is being approved.

Now if you want to go and say they are cherry picking markets as in those where it will do well (big cities), let me show you every commercially available communications advance (POTS with > 28.8, DSLAMs, ISDN, Cell Service, 4G, Cable, Broadband)

I hope to see a Defamation/Libel case coming to a court room near you!

UT / Longhorns....

If you had not posted as AC I may have given this response more effort.
No reveling here, just a responsible attitude. How much does Google make off of 1 .de user on average, how many emails from annoying entitled freeloaders do they get from .de and what is the cost to handle it all?

Are you saying to take into account the costs is not a valid thought process?

Downside to that is the law applies to all German companies, not just business who publish under .de domains.
Additionally it is about Consumers, so one could say you register in the US, but the company has a presence and users in .XX then you have to deal with the laws that cover .XX's users even if they are not paying for it as a .XX user.

Simple solution for Google, claim it as a business loss or start charging for it.

Want a personal reply? Open a Google wallet, €1.75 per email and you get your personal response.
Can't charge for it? Any costs associated with complying, go ahead and bill it against the corporation formed in Germany. Once it starts having net losses then close it down and forward the .de domain to somewhere else. Then the only page you publish is a redirect header. Easy to support with 100% accuracy any time in an automated email reply.

Ok, Google has it...

They said they will destroy it, either they do or they don't, it doesn't matter because they will do what they choose. But why go handing a copy over to every state who asks for it?

Really, if you're concerned about privacy, you want this information in the LEAST number of hands possible.

Obviously anyone with half a brain cell would have named it

Lawrence Livermore Array for Microbial Assessment (LLAMA)

From the original complaint, the USPS apparently does treat them differently as far as machine handling... it would be interesting to see what happens.

The issue here is why does GameFly have to jump through hoops and spend alot more on packaging to survive automation even when the class of service they used allows for non-machine sorts, while the other companies get separated for special treatment.