Abuse Quote by Rebecca MacKinnon

“The Internet has long been heralded as an unprecedented instrument of democratization and liberalization, even emancipation. But in the eyes of the US government,…

— Glenn Greenwald

As individuals and as a nation we have become dependent on a vast digital infrastructure. That, in turn, has made us vulnerable to cybercriminals…

— William Barr

The Internet is democracy's revenge on democracy.

— Molly Haskell

It is important to distinguish between the power of the Internet to make the great change it can, and the limits and vulnerabilities of…

— Naomi Wolf

The Internet has brought democracy to so many other things. It's about time the Internet brought democracy to democracy.

— Anonymous

The internet, our greatest tool of emancipation, has been transformed into the most dangerous facilitator of totalitarianism we have ever seen. The internet is…

— Julian Assange

One big promise of the Internet was that it would be a great democratizing force, allowing us to become exposed to new ideas that…

— Daniel Levitin

It is time to stop debating whether the Internet is an effective tool for political expression and instead to address the much more urgent…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

It is not inevitable that the Internet will evolve in a manner compatible with democracy.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

In the 21st century, our adversaries will continue to use cyberattacks against us. We need to be prepared to defend our networks against this…

— Amy Klobuchar

Being connected to the Internet means being vulnerable to coordinated actions that can knock down walls of secrecy and shatter mechanisms of control.

— Jamais Cascio

The Internet...has become the voice of the people in the first genuine experiment in democracy yet conducted in America. It stands ready to serve…

— Gerry Spence