That is the nature of disruption - it starts with imagining something contrary to the conventional wisdom. Anyway, there's no need to boycotte them, just let them live with latency in exchange for privacy. After all, the past dozen years have shown that US customers don't yet place much value on privacy.
Incidentally, the scale for disrupting the US's state sponsored dominance of the internet could readily be implemented at the state sponsored level in another country, and claims and disputes over access to markets made at the WTO level.
Among the BRIC's, Brazil and India are particularly well placed - neither has a massive security apparatus. Mexico by proximity is also positioned to serve the US from "offshore."
Incidentally, the scale for disrupting the US's state sponsored dominance of the internet could readily be implemented at the state sponsored level in another country, and claims and disputes over access to markets made at the WTO level.
Among the BRIC's, Brazil and India are particularly well placed - neither has a massive security apparatus. Mexico by proximity is also positioned to serve the US from "offshore."