Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote. — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The Obama administration already claims the power to wage endless and boundless war, in virtually total secrecy, and without a single meaningful… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“The ability to eavesdrop on people's communications vests immense power in those who do it. And unless such power is held in… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
It is hard to imagine having a government more secretive than the United States. Virtually everything that government does, of any significance,… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Expecting the US government to operate a massive surveillance machine in complete secrecy without falling prey to its temptations runs counter to… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
There is a massive apparatus within the United States government that with complete secrecy has been building this enormous structure that has… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“The lesson for me was clear: national security officials do not like the light. They act abusively and thuggishly only when they… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“But the importance of privacy is evident in the fact that even those who devalue it, who have declared it dead or… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, beyond diplomatic manipulation and economic gain, a system of ubiquitous spying allows the United States to maintain its grip on the… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The second term of the Bush administration and first five years of the Obama presidency have been devoted to codifying and institutionalizing… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“The evidence shows that assurances that surveillance is only targeted at those who “have done something wrong” should provide little comfort, since a state… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“It's almost hard to imagine anything more undemocratic than the view that political officials should not debate American wars in public, but only express… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
It's hardly news that the Obama administration is intensely and, in many respects, unprecedentedly hostile toward the news-gathering process. — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason. — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“Above even our physical well-being, a central value is keeping the state out of the private realm—our “persons, houses, papers, and effects,” as the… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such is the… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“Converting the Internet into a system of surveillance thus guts it of its core potential. Worse, it turns the Internet into a tool of… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“the desire for privacy is shared by us all as an essential, not ancillary, part of what it means to be human. We all… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“Among other devices, the agency intercepts and tampers with routers and servers manufactured by Cisco to direct large amounts of Internet traffic back to… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“NSA has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
“We all instinctively understand that the private realm is where we can act, think, speak, write, experiment, and choose how to be, away from… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share
