> "Now the megacorps are trying to defend our personal liberty and privacy from governments" What is the first purpose of a megacorp (or any corp)? To increase

> "Now the megacorps are trying to defend our personal liberty and privacy from governments" What is the first purpose of a megacorp (or any corp)? To increase shareholders' equity. Nothing wrong with that, but let's not fool ourselves thinking their primary purpose suddenly become something else than increasing shareholders' equity.