it's not that binary\black & white.
NSA's all-seeing powers meant that they got to see what the cult was up to, and thank God there were still some humans in there with actual souls, who got to work on finally doing something about it.
I was always against the surveillance state too, of course, but that had me rethinking the story somehow….
It was at once a curse and a blessing, and if that has to be what saved us, ultimately…. i'm fine with that