[philwelch]

Why would companies who aren't collaborating with the NSA suddenly start collaborating with each other to deny collaborating with the NSA? Wouldn't they issue their own denials in their own words?

[shardling]

I don't really understand your question. It seems like you're asking why several groups, under attack in the same way, might get together to defend themselves, but I'd have thought that self-evident so -- what are you saying?

[philwelch]

When you're issuing denials, you don't have to get together and figure out how to phrase your denials unless you're trying to hide something.