Seems to me that the reality is that big businesses hold the leash of the US government, so this is as much a repudiation of them as it is the NSA, the Obama admin et al.

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, RSA and the rest deserve the shame and scorn they are receiving right now. I'm sorry if my techie friends working at those places are hurt by this, but I feel very betrayed by these companies' complicity in and taking moneys for all the surveillance and backdooring, etc. So, shame on you, I hope your brands aren't totally ruined.