Countries Quote by Mikko Hypponen

Laws and regulations are supposed to restrict the kind of surveillance governments do. In fact, the U.S. government is quite restricted in what kind…

— Mikko Hypponen

Many of our ally states don't have these constitutional protections - in the UK, in New Zealand, in Australia. They've lost the right to…

— Edward Snowden

Governmental surveillance is not about the government collecting the information you're sharing publicly and willingly; it's about collecting the information you don't think you're…

— Mikko Hypponen

At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right and it is a very serious matter.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Privacy is not a luxury in America: it is a right - one that we need to defend in the digital realm as much…

— Chelsea Manning

Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any…

— Bob Barr

U.S. intelligence has the legal right to monitor foreign communications as they go through to U.S. service providers. However, even though something is legal…

— Mikko Hypponen

Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it's digital cameras or…

— Bill Gates

Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the…

— Barack Obama

It doesn't thrill me to bits that the state has to use the tools of electronic surveillance to keep us safe, but it seems…

— John Lanchester

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

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