big brother watches, and even talks to you

The pressure on companies like Google to comply and assist law enforcement and government “investigations” must certainly be immense. Think about this article on Krebs’ site, “Google: Your Computer Appears to Be Infected,” particularly this:

…Google is placing a prominent notification at the top of victims’ Google search results; it includes links to resources to help remove the infection.

I wonder when the first subpoena will be issued via a Google- or FaceBook-delivered popup when that user is logged in?

Scary or helpful?