They don't even have to prosecute you for not obeying a secret order, they can easily use some other law to put you away, especially given they have legal access to any communication about, from and to you. I choose to believe him rather than the NSA on the reasons for that prosecution.
I imagine that case had a sobering effect on anyone high up in these companies who was inclined to stand up to the NSA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nacchio
They don't even have to prosecute you for not obeying a secret order, they can easily use some other law to put you away, especially given they have legal access to any communication about, from and to you. I choose to believe him rather than the NSA on the reasons for that prosecution.
I imagine that case had a sobering effect on anyone high up in these companies who was inclined to stand up to the NSA.