> Snowden's revelations have hurt the United States' relations with some allies and slowed the sales of U.S. technology products abroad.

God damn it. Again with the "kill the messenger" attitude. It's not the disclosure of the acts that harmed the relationships. It's the spying and hacking acts themselves. It's like your friend telling you your girlfriend is cheating on you, and getting mad at the friend instead of the girlfriend, for "harming your relationship".

You don't want your relationships harmed? Uhh..here's a solution for you, US government: don't fucking do it to your allies in the first place if you don't want your relationships "harmed". It's not rocket science.