I fail to see how that information could possibly aid terrorists... 
well, like, you know, if brittany told mahmoud about candi's hair style falling without a droppe call then, like, totally, OH MY GAWD the whole, like, free world economic system would, like, fall to it's knees
seriously though, it's another cronyism, same as electric v. hydrogen cars, electric cars are bad for industry, good for consumers, knowing the actual numbers on cell phone reliability is bad for companies, good for consumers
the government lies to protect companies because they have more power, they have the money to buy politicians into office, keep the companies happy, stay in office, anger the corporations, fail, lose an INCREDIBLY cooshie job
easy choice for an old man with lots of ambition and a legacy to look after really, especially if it's all he knows
edit: unbelievably oversimplified for brevity
