“mass surveillance is a universal temptation for any unscrupulous power.” — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
To permit surveillance to take root on the Internet would mean subjecting virtually all forms of human interaction, planning, and even thought… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to… — 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
“The evidence shows that assurances that surveillance is only targeted at those who “have done something wrong” should provide little comfort, since… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“The idea that we should dismantle the core protections of our political system to erect a ubiquitous surveillance state for the sake… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“mass surveillance kills dissent in a deeper and more important place as well: in the mind, where the individual trains him- or… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“knew from my years of writing about NSA abuses that it can be hard to generate serious concern about secret state surveillance:… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Having the career of the beloved CIA Director and the commanding general in Afghanistan instantly destroyed due to highly invasive and unwarranted… — 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
“Mass surveillance by the state is therefore inherently repressive, even in the unlikely case that it is not abused by vindictive officials… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Surveillance cheerleaders essentially offer only one argument in defense of mass surveillance: it is only carried out to stop terrorism and keep… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Converting the Internet into a system of surveillance thus guts it of its core potential. Worse, it turns the Internet into a… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“It is true that surveillance can at times promote what some may consider desirable behavior. One study found that rowdiness in Swedish… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The domestic NSA-led Surveillance State which Frank Church so stridently warned about has obviously come to fruition. The way to avoid its… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
All of the evidence highlights the implicit bargain that is offered to citizens: pose no challenge and you have nothing to worry… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Every time I do an interview people ask similar questions, such as "What is the most significant story that you have revealed?"… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and… — 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
“The record is suffused with examples of groups and individuals being placed under government surveillance by virtue of their dissenting views and… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“A prime justification for surveillance—that it’s for the benefit of the population—relies on projecting a view of the world that divides citizens… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“The many pro-surveillance advocates I have debated since Snowden blew the whistle have been quick to echo Eric Schmidt’s view that privacy… — 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
![“Every time I do an interview people ask similar questions, such as "What is the most significant story that you have revealed?" […] There really is only one overarching point that all of these stories have revealed, and that is–and I say this without the slightest bit of hyperbole or melodrama…” quote by Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/eb7/glenn-greenwald-1215_american-politics_every-time-i-do-an-interview-people-ask_2405639.jpg)
