Comment No, the disclosures harmed it. (Score 0) 330
Had someone decided to keep secrets secret, sales would have been unaffected. The improper disclosure is what is harming the economy, not the NSA.
On the other hand, he has said nothing about Huawei, a government-linked/owned entity with security issues (never mind their theft of Nortel IP). Their association is even closer and damaging than what Snowden alleges of the NSA - given Huawei's rightful rejection in the US and Australia.
(Think about it before pressing -1, Disagree.)