> My point is you should be directing your criticism to government data collection practices

I agree. It's not a binary choice, though: if I rob a bank, and you drive the getaway car, I'm clearly guilty, but you share some responsibility.

The point is that there is enough culpability to go around.

Re: my examples (in the same order)...

HSBC https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hsbc-usa-idUSKBN1E50YA

EDO MBM Technology ltd https://www.undocs.org/en/S/2018/594

IBM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust

It's a reasonable position to complain about a company who knowingly enables bad behaviour of a third party, even if they don't directly carry it out.