No, the prism leaks show that the NSA had access to data. It is often implied by various commentators that the access was facilitated by the companies, but ther

No, the prism leaks show that the NSA had access to data. It is often implied by various commentators that the access was facilitated by the companies, but there's no evidence to support that. The evidence about companies cooperating with NSA on mass surveillance came out in the first decade of the 2000s, e.g., http://www.salon.com/2006/06/21/att_nsa/ http://www.salon.com/2006/06/21/att_nsa/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A