The Internet may well disempower the nation state, but at the same time, it also strengthens certain specific state functions - like… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“When you sit at the back of a room you can keep a check on everything.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
All of us, whether public figures or private individuals, should feel safe in our own homes and not fear surveillance from nosy… — Ann Widdecombe Copy Share Image
That way when we pick people up there they don't really have an excuse. They weren't out there picking mushrooms. They were… — Steve King 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
The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
What we need to do, is restore those tools that have been taken away by the president [Barack Obama] and others, restore… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The first thing to understand about surveillance video in public places is that there is already a lot of it going on… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Any increase in surveillance of marginalized communities for the sake of security theater have expanded the cycle of criminalization that queer people… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Those who are experts in the fields of surveillance, privacy, and technology say that there need to be two tracks: a policy… — Laura Poitras Copy Share Image
If I were a Chinese dissident, I'd be grateful that Cisco had helped bring the Internet to China, but I'd also be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The issue I brought forward most clearly was that of mass surveillance, not of surveillance in general. — Edward Snowden 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
Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Before Sept. 11, the idea that Americans would voluntarily agree to live their lives under the gaze of a network of biometric… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
“The Whisper Factory is now hiring! Report your grandma for suspicious behavior and get PAID!” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I worked for George Bush. I'm proud to have worked for him. I think that a lot of the most controversial things… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Individuality, family, and community are, by definition, expressions of singular organization, never of "one-right-way" thinking on the grand scale. Children and families… — John Taylor Gatto Copy Share Image
“There has never been a time in human history where so many people routinely carry recording and surveillance devices.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“[T]here is both an intrinsic and instrumental value to privacy. Intrinsically, privacy is precious to the extent that it is a component… — John W. Whitehead Copy Share Image
“I think this mass surveillance by the NSA was never about terrorism: It's all about economic spying & social control. It's all… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
I came to the United States because I valued living as a free person, one who is able to advocate in a… — Sami Al-Arian Copy Share Image