Administration Quote by Glenn Greenwald

I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.

— Al Franken

This wholesale invasion of Americans’ and foreign citizens’ privacy does not contribute to our security; it puts in danger the very liberties we’re trying…

— Daniel Ellsberg

Spying on our citizens? That's just wrong.

— Matt Rosendale

In fact, we have never had more invasions of privacy than we have now [with Barack Obama].

— Nat Hentoff

Perhaps Americans should recognize that if they want to keep their privacy, they should ask the federal government to do only the things that…

— Dave Kopel

The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the most basic…

— Al Franken

“Ultimately, beyond diplomatic manipulation and economic gain, a system of ubiquitous spying allows the United States to maintain its grip on the world. When…

— Glenn Greenwald

I'm very, very worried about the invasion of privacy rights that we're seeing not only from the N.S.A. and the government but from corporate…

— Bernie Sanders

Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering…

— Mikko Hypponen

We in the Department of Homeland Security don't monitor American citizens.

— Alejandro Mayorkas

There is a massive apparatus within the United States government that with complete secrecy has been building this enormous structure that has only one…

— Glenn Greenwald

I think most Americans are against illegal surveillance of their emails and telephone calls by the government.

— Ralph Nader