If this power was acquired, it was not supposed to be given away just like that.
Even if the act expires, they will continue the surveillance
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/30/politics/what-happens-if-the-patriot-act-provisions-expire/index.html
What defense work does Facebook do ?
Ashton Carter with face book COO Sheryl Sandberg
http://www.defense.gov/photoessays/photoessayss.aspx?id=6312