I wonder what would happen to these companies if they simply refused to comply with the order to give access to their data?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwest#Refusal_for_NSA_spying
It has also been suggested that the insider trading charge were trumped up as retribution, in that the CEO was accused of purchasing shares with 'insider' knowledge of government contacts, but that he was prohibited by law from publicly disclosing those contracts.