No but neither is the setup of the article mentioned. PRISM is all signal intelligence. That is what SSL/PGP effectively solves.
Wiretapping (rootkits or backdoors) are almost impossible to stop. The endpoint is always the weakest point. And I'm sure the NSA spends millions on the latest exploits. No 3rd party hosting service is capable of preventing that.
> Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it.
