If I were the NSA and there was a lot of blowback from my nifty spying program then I would make some real loud noises and throw a fit about how I can no longer do my job... While continuing to send those fun secret letters to corporations demanding their data and silence.
The businesses in turn could *claim* that they are no longer playing ball, when in fact they are legally forced to.
It would make for pretty good cover. Honestly, they ought to be thanking snowden for "outing" them as they can continue business as usual while everyone thinks they stopped.
My my what a rabbit hole this could be. At the end of the day you have to trust someone. The problem is there aren't any viable candidates.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
