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> The PRISM program collects stored internet communications based on demands made to internet companies such as Google Inc. under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to turn over any data that match court-approved search terms

I can't imagine it's a simple task for a large company to unintentionally comply with a court demand, there needed to be some wilful choice between attempting to fight it or rolling over

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So if you're using literally any messaging app on Android, you're using software by a company cooperating with PRISM?

Yes, and consequently the platform should not (and in practice does not) receive declarations of high security in its default state. Ignoring PRISM, this is true of every major smart phone platform as they all have remote install and update abilities that excepting Android aren't generally straightforward to disable. Argumentum ad populum is not an excuse for doing something even when you know it's wrong.

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