PRISM casts a new light on the tech industry

Tech companies, floored by the initial revelations about their part in the National Security Agency’s surveillance program, responded by denying specific details in carefully worded statements — and pushing for more government transparency about national security requests. Now, the seven companies named in leaked documents remain on the edge of their seats as they wait for the next chapters in the PRISM story.

Plenty is still unresolved, and what happens next may affect the industry for years to come. Here’s a look at five big questions for tech.

• Are further revelations coming?
• Will the government concede on transparency?
• Will companies press Congress to curb PRISM?
• Will there be a global backlash?
• Will PRISM hit companies’ bottom line?