The tech industry seems to be a bit like Hollywood in how it supports the military industrial complex - the pendulum swings between &#x27;pro-totalitarianism&#x27; (where everyone signs up the the Patriot Act of the day without hesitation) and something more &#x27;pro-democratic&#x27; (when a Snowden type situation comes along and freedom stuff gains traction).<p>In a way we are lucky that money talks in the U.S.A., it allows for this dynamic. If too much &#x27;totalitarianism&#x27; hurts the bottom line then things get pushed back a bit and the noose loosens a bit. All the government needs is another big polarizing incident and I am sure Microsoft will be back doing as much of the government&#x27;s dirty work as possible.