"International anger over the National Security Agency’s Internet surveillance is...and setting back U.S. efforts to promote Internet freedom." What?

"International anger over the National Security Agency’s Internet surveillance is...and setting back U.S. efforts to promote Internet freedom." What?! A surveilled Internet is not a free Internet. 'Salgado said. “This could have severe unintended consequences, such as a reduction in data security, increased cost, decreased competitiveness, and harm to consumers.”" Uncorrected surveillance activity by the NSA likely will result in "unintended consequences, such as a reduction in data security, increased cost, decreased competitiveness, and harm to consumers" Overall very strange journalism here.