&gt; 1. Billions of people live in countries which do not have jurisdiction over Apple, Google, etc.<p>Alternatively, you could say that billions of people live in countries with no restrictions on espionage of these companies, and with no recourse. Has NK faced justice for the Sony hack? Has the US faced justice for taps of overseas cables? No on both counts. If anything, having your country be a member of PRISM grants you as a citizen greater protection over how that data is used against you by that government.