&gt; Is there any evidence that any companies were willingly going along with PRISM? Seems like they were under gag orders and potential fines (Yahoo said $250K a day). Not sure what choice they had.<p>I&#x27;m not aware of any evidence of their intent, no, just that they assisted in collection. I believe Glenn Greenwald has stated that they were a willing and proactive participant, but that that information came from NSA internal forums and not official documentation so it would not be released.<p>I don&#x27;t think it really matters though. Whether they were willing or not, the end result is the same. If you don&#x27;t trust the USG, you cannot trust US corporations (yes, of course this applies not just to the US but others as well; it&#x27;s just that we currently have more information about the fiveeyes programs, and the US is a big player geopolitically so they have interests to protect in a lot of areas).<p>On an more personal level, I would say that even if they collaborated with this under legal threats, they are still morally responsible for their decisions to support the surveillance state. I cannot accept that we give people or companies a clean slate for evil just because they had financial interests to protect. Everyone has financial interests to protect, and it&#x27;s usually more convenient to ignore evil than to put oneself at risk.