The government octopus is on the loose. Its tentacles pluck a software company for questioning once every few months. Last time Google had to defend its search

The government octopus is on the loose. Its tentacles pluck a software company for questioning once every few months. Last time Google had to defend its search algorithms before Congress. Apple's address book is a subject of interest on the hill. And now Facebook's privacy. The healthiest, most innovative sector on planet earth should not be summoned by a government capable of creating SOPA and incapable of paying its own bills. If our guys had any stones at all they would reply, "Sorry I can't make it, I'm busy working. Maybe you should consider doing the same thing."