Around the world Quote by John T. Chambers

In a democracy there will always be a tension between security and privacy.

— Keir Starmer

You know, yes, you can always argue that a backdoor can be built that's more secure, you know, and more difficult to get to…

— Rod Beckstrom

We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government over stuff we've never had a conversation about.…

— Larry Page

In a democracy, the public should be asked how much security and how much privacy they want for themselves.

— Max Mosley

The government does things like insisting that all encryption programs should have a back door. But surely no one is stupid enough to think…

— Kevin Mitnick

“Government surveillance is a blatant violation of our fundamental right to privacy, an intrusion into the sacred space where personal thoughts and actions unfold.…

— James William Steven Parker

In a democracy it is ultimately for us, the citizens, to judge where to place the balance between security and privacy, safety and liberty.…

— Timothy Garton Ash

There's no doubt that in the last two to three decades, American democracy has been hacked. It was based on the regular harvesting of…

— Al Gore

Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security…

— Garry Wills

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from…

— Anonymous

I think it's something that the citizenry needs to be vigilant about - participating in democracy, and that includes issues like what's going on…

— Matt Damon

We're not all on the same page here. So most of us in the technology community are opposed to what we call backdoors that…

— Rod Beckstrom