Issues Quote by Edward Snowden

I think mass surveillance is a bad idea because a surveillance society is one in which people understand that they are constantly monitored.

— Trevor Paglen

I don't have a problem with stepped-up surveillance as long as we follow the rule of law.

— Bob Beckel

“No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and marginalized who…

— Glenn Greenwald

I think most people accept that it is necessary to have some surveillance in a democratic society. I think most people accept that it's…

— Keir Starmer

We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go…

— Larry Craig

No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and marginalized who…

— Glenn Greenwald

When we think in the context of the last decade's infringements upon personal liberty and the last year's revelations, it's not about surveillance. It's…

— Edward Snowden

“Surveillance is surveillance. I can never understand why some people think it matters whether it's the government doing it to you or a company.”

— Ken Liu

If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.

— David Blunkett

In the United States, there hasn't been much legislative change on the surveillance issue, although there are some tepid proposals.

— Edward Snowden

Total surveillance is increasingly the general condition of society as a whole.

— Michel Foucault

A crucial question is how to balance surveillance with privacy and keeping Americans safe.

— Dana Bash