Conspiracy Theory
We know that the Snowden leaks have been damaging to the US economy due to loss of trust in cloud/data/hardware biz.
We know that any US company can be served a National Security Letter to compel actions such as implementing a back door or reveal private keys for law enforcement use, and compel them to never disclose such a letter or activity.
So why is all this being played out in public?
Could this all be one great big grandstanding/publicity stunt to restore faith in US tech products?