America’s tech giants – Facebook, Google, Amazon – have all grown so large and stretched their fingers into avenues that they don’t quite understand. As a result, our data is being leaked at an alarming rate and these tech companies are being sued left and right for violating laws that they weren’t prepared to handle. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains why these companies need to be broken up for their own good, and for the good of the country.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced