Activity Quote by Laura Poitras

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

“A prime justification for surveillance—that it’s for the benefit of the population—relies on projecting a view of the world that divides citizens into categories…

— 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

“[T]here is both an intrinsic and instrumental value to privacy. Intrinsically, privacy is precious to the extent that it is a component of a…

— John W. Whitehead

I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal liberties and…

— Armie Hammer

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

With police wielding unprecedented powers to invade privacy, tap phones and conduct searches seemingly at random, our civil liberties are in a very precarious…

— Walter Cronkite

“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

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

— Dana Bash

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

— Tim Cook

One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need to keep…

— Barack Obama

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