Google works for their customers: advertisers. Linking real names is central to identity management, which gives them a much better product for their advertisers.
This isn't about the NSA, and it certainly isn't about you. They're a company, they want money.
This is true to a point right? It's obvious that one you have users, you have value which you sell to the highest bidder whoever they are. They forgot who brought them value. It was the contract of a great product and the original user, us the people. If you want to remind them, leave en masse.
I guess I'll have to do my part and switch out as many of my services as possible.
This isn't about the NSA, and it certainly isn't about you. They're a company, they want money.