Politics Quote by Glenn Greenwald

Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.

— Glenn Greenwald

Privacy is absolutely essential to maintaining a free society. The idea that is at the foundation of the notion of privacy is that the…

— Benno C. Schmidt, Jr

People want transparency in government.

— Elijah Cummings

I think that [there is] this fundamental right to privacy and the philosophy that government shouldn't be intrusive.

— Tim Cook

“Transparency isn’t a replacement for integrity and honesty; it’s an infrastructural tool that allows for those attributes to occur — but only if the…

— Clay A. Johnson

I would like to see transparency become the default for the American government: Abolish the Freedom of Information Act so we don't have to…

— Jeff Jarvis

“Privacy seems not an illusion for those who want to believe in secrecy principle.”

— Toba Beta

“Privacy is a protection from the unreasonable use of state and corporate power. But that is, in a sense, a secondary thing. In the…

— Nick Harkaway

We must restrict the anonymity behind which people hide to commit crimes. As citizens, we have a right to privacy. We have no such…

— Edgar Bronfman, Jr

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

“Privacy is part of autonomy. Deciding what is reported and how much you spend on reporting it is part of governing.”

— Malka Ann Older

“Privacy is now the evidence, not the obstacle. Today, proof no longer requires exposure. Privacy has always been here, it's just that it became…

— Olawale Daniel