Speaking generally, I view anyone who works for a very problematic company or agency in a worse light for it, regardless of whether they're at the bottom or top of the ladder.

Obviously, the higher up the ladder a person, the stronger this effect is. However, that someone is willing to work in any capacity at an organization that behaves badly (in my view) says something about that person.

So your answer is, yes, you'd hold NSA's janitors responsible... I hope you never become an employer!

That's not what I said, but perhaps you have to define what you mean by "hold them responsible". As I interpret that phrase, no, I wouldn't hold them responsible as such, but that they are willing to work there in any capacity says something about them.

Strawman. Obvious from context I'm referring to anyone involved in the SIGINT against CONUS and the Internet, and anything related.

Not a strawman- you stated "NSA in the history". Believe it or not employees work on all sorts of projects.