&gt; a government agency whose budget depends on a perception of ever-bigger threats will be more reluctant to violate people&#x27;s privacy than Facebook<p>What makes you think that a public ISP&#x2F;whatever would rely on &#x27;ever-bigger threats&#x27; for budget?<p>As far as actual examples, I&#x27;m pretty confident in saying that some of the organizations that produce the highest-quality media content are publicly funded. NPR or the BBC are two examples that pop into my head.