and these large "private sector" companies, are they actually private sector or are they really just a front to make them look like they're private sector compa

and these large "private sector" companies, are they actually private sector or are they really just a front to make them look like they're private sector companies, when in reality are owned wholly or in part by entities specifically for the purpose of dragnet surveillance by intelligence services whilst selling their services "as a convenience" to other companies? Given how we've been sold devices for convenience that it turns out are being used against us for many years, I would say that it's just as likely that this is happening on all levels. With what we're gradually finding out since the Snowden Revelations, one can naturally assume: Any mass market product which appears to make life easier for a large enough percentage of the market whilst potentially compromising privacy/security is almost certain to be used in such a manner - that goes for consumer products as well as commercial.