https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/qwest-ceo-nsa-punished-qwest-refusing-participate-illegal-surveillance-pre-9-11 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/qwes

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/qwest-ceo-nsa-punished-qwest-refusing-participate-illegal-surveillance-pre-9-11 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/qwest-ceo-nsa-punished... If a company refuses, they are making a decision (more of a gamble). Corporations will almost universally sacrifice customer safety for profit. Especially when they are making a decision between "for sure losing opportunity money" and "maybe losing money after a court case". That does not mean they aren't liable when things go bad.