One of the bigger worries is that it's stuff like this that might eventually force the government's hand in creating internet legislation. The issues are becoming incredibly complex, and its clear these companies aren't just going to regulate themselves.

Of course, no clear answer exists, and Washington's 2nd grade understanding of technology certainly won't get us anywhere. I could almost see some kind of collaborative UN style internet body come into existence in the next 20 or 30 years. It would almost have to given our increasingly wired lifestyles.

It just feels like we're in the golden age of internet freedom and things can only get worse. I imagine our grand kids looking back on our time in shock at what we (comparatively) got away with.