Democracy Quote by Trevor Paglen

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

“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

I think most people accept that it is necessary to have some surveillance in a democratic society. I think most people accept that it's…

— Keir Starmer

“Government surveillance is an egregious violation of personal autonomy, leaving in its wake not only legal ramifications but a trail of emotional turmoil and…

— James William Steven Parker

“Authorities this broad give the national security bureaucracy the power to scrutinize the personal lives of every law-abiding American. Allowing that to continue is…

— Ron Wyden

“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

Surveillance of power is one of the most important ways to ensure that power does not abuse its status. But, of course, power does…

— Bruce Schneier

“Mass surveillance by the state is therefore inherently repressive, even in the unlikely case that it is not abused by vindictive officials to do…

— Glenn Greenwald

“Government surveillance, with its invasive reach into the private lives of citizens, is an egregious violation of the principles that underpin a free and…

— James William Steven Parker

No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and marginalized who…

— Glenn Greenwald

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

We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go…

— Larry Craig