Data is powerful and if it's put in the wrong hands, it becomes a weapon. And we have to understand that companies like Facebook, and platforms like Facebook or Twitter, are not just social networking sites. They're opportunities for information… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
There are not sufficient regulatory frameworks to handle the amount of power that companies like Facebook have, particularly in the United States. — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
It's very hard to participate in society when you can't talk to people on the medium that they talk to other people on. — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
For a long time I think journalists and society at large really did drink that Kool-Aid. They bought the message that the tech industry… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
We have a completely unregulated digital landscape. There is almost no oversight. We are placing blind trust in companies like Facebook to do the… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
The thing that I realized in my journey as a whistleblower... is that the reaction that I got from a lot of law enforcement… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
Facebook knew in December 2015 that data had been harvested on Cambridge Analytica's behalf. It denied this until I came forward and produced the… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
You will be a far more effective whistleblower if you operate within a legal framework. — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
We need to change our mindset and understand that the protection of our democracy is a national security issue. When any country interferes with… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
The power of data is being able to be much more efficient with who you target and who you talk to and what you… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
I didn't fully appreciate the impact of what I helped create until 2016 happened. Very soon after that, I started working for The Guardian,… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
I was asked by a journalist to sum up the story in a minute, and I was like, 'No.' It goes from Trump to… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
Disinformation has always existed. It's not like all of a sudden we've just discovered this new thing called propaganda. — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
We have not effectively found a way to regulate, whether it's social media or the Internet, and really put safety measures in place. What… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
