Information Quote by Trevor Paglen
“Once you start looking into the infrastructure, it becomes obvious very quickly that 99 percent of the world's information goes through little tubes under the ocean. Those are very juicy targets for someone who wants to surveil the world.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview on submarine cables, 2015
The vast majority of global data travels through undersea cables, making them prime surveillance points.
In simple terms: Most data moves through ocean cables, easy to spy on.
Key Takeaway
Protect and diversify data routes.
Themes
surveillance
infrastructure
privacy
Mood
concerned
analytical
Type
informative
critical
When to use this quote
- government monitoring
- corporate espionage
- activist research
- journalistic investigation
Key Concepts
network security
geopolitics
data flow
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we secure undersea data transmission?
- What alternatives exist to reduce reliance on cables?
A Different Perspective
These cables are also resilient and often encrypted, reducing risk.
