I can't say it's among my top concerns in the world right now. The quest for political influence isn't automatically a crime. Facebook obviously has a big inter

I can't say it's among my top concerns in the world right now. The quest for political influence isn't automatically a crime. Facebook obviously has a big interest in FCC policy for example. If they choose to opt out of the political games it puts them at a disadvantage especially when big telecom is one of the most powerful lobbies in the country. Ironically when it comes to issues like net neutrality Facebook is actually one of the few big tech companies that doesn't have any major partnerships with carriers to consider. I find the whole national-ID angle implausible but let's say it was true. Do we feel better if Google or Microsoft, both with considerable Washington connections, are the ones lobbying for a national-ID jackpot? In a strange counterintuitive way more competition in the high-tech influence peddling business is probably a good thing. Better than just conceding policy influence to Microsoft, Google and the other big established players isn't it? I sort of feel like Americans have been deeply naive about how much influence big corporations have and now they're confronted with it on a daily basis and it's a big revelation? It's basically always been this way, or worse, and we managed. No need to get terrified over it now.