Counterarguments to that: - Room 641A wasn't the end of AT&T, and I'm sure the three-letter agencies have a way to make your economic interest align with their

Counterarguments to that: - Room 641A wasn't the end of AT&T, and I'm sure the three-letter agencies have a way to make your economic interest align with theirs (e.g. through legal or extralegal threats). - Even if you personally are trying to prevent it, they can compel employees and plant a backdoor, possibly a non-obvious kleptographic one in the encryption you use in the backbone. You might genuinely not know if it was happening (and if you knew, you'd be forced to deny it, both to preserve the stake you mentioned and presumably due to dire consequences from the three-letter agencies if you talked). - Snowden revealed the existence PRISM, but the details and level of collaboration are still not really known today. The companies have certainly survived it. All the negatives sides of collaboration only manifest if it is discovered, which is far from guaranteed. Just to be clear, this is not accusing you of being corrupt, malicious, or a willing participant, just pointing out the harsh reality that your wish to not participate in this may not matter much.