A cashless society promises a world of limitation, control, and surveillance - all of which the poorest Americans already have in abundance,… — Sarah Jeong Copy Share Image
The Sage of Toronto... spent several decades marveling at the numerous freedoms created by a "global village" instantly and effortlessly accessible to… — Guy Debord Copy Share Image
I think that has a lot of dangers, as does government surveillance, which is way too high. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The surveillance state has run amok. Technology that's enabled us to send selfies 24/7 - not that valuable - has also enabled… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
It's fascinating to see how things have changed. Basically, every time the US government gets off the soapbox of the Sunday-morning talk… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We long to have a home where civil freedoms are respected, where our children will not be subject to mass surveillance, abuse… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
When we have some horrible terrorist attacks happen in some country we see in the recording that follows, that the intelligence community… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
For those who believe executive branch officials will voluntarily interpret their surveillance authorities with restraint, I believe it is more likely that… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
Lawyers from the NSA, as well as the UK's GCHQ, work very hard to search for loopholes in laws and constitutional protections… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later, all talk among foreigners in Pyongyang turns to one imponderable subject. Do the locals really believe what they are… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
Governmental surveillance is not about the government collecting the information you're sharing publicly and willingly; it's about collecting the information you don't… — Mikko Hypponen Copy Share Image
“Government surveillance is a violation of our intrinsic right to privacy, a breach that extends beyond legal boundaries into the emotional terrain… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
By "trampling upon the helpless abroad" with unchecked surveillance, Americans have learned, "by a natural process, to endure with apathy the like… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Roosevelt fought hard for the United States to host the opening session [of the United Nations]; it seemed a magnanimous gesture to… — James Bamford Copy Share Image
I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of,… — Dutch Ruppersberger Copy Share Image
In the United States, there hasn't been much legislative change on the surveillance issue, although there are some tepid proposals. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
There is no better illustration of that crisis than the fact that the president is openly violating our nation's laws by authorizing… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The internet was supposed to liberate knowledge, but in fact it buried it, first under a vast sewer of ignorance, laziness, bigotry,… — Ben Elton Copy Share Image
We can all relate at some level to being fascinated by looking at ourselves. You see it every time little kids walk… — Mark Rober Copy Share Image
I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free… — Elizabeth Holtzman Copy Share Image
