If even Microsoft says that, government really seem to be afraid of their constituency by now. Deservedly so in my opinion.
Call me a cynic, but I just don’t see things changing. The US government didn’t see a big change after the Snowden leaks and those were dramatically more revealing than this statement is. Sadly, Congress has a really high incumbency/re-election rate and most Americans just can’t bring themselves to vote for the other party. Congress usually has a single digit to to teen approval rating yet they continue to act the same way.
They don't need to worry because they've successfully redirected citizen rage against each other instead of towards them. Classic divide and conquer.