My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall.

The digital world creates situation where there are no secrets anymore.

We must never forget our responsibilities as politicians to our country and its citizens. We must always remain humble before our people.

Spying among friends is never acceptable.

I fortunately know very many people, and there are many, many more that I don't know and many politicians who stand up for the same values of democracy of liberal societies, of open societies of respect for the dignity of man.

As a woman with strong opinions talking about technology and politics is not always welcome in Germany. Nope, it's more like having a great cheerleader team behind me. People who follow my journey know I have a slightly colorful personality. The rest skipped out long ago.

Thank[Barack Obama] for the reliable friendship and partnership you demonstrated in very difficult hours of our relationship.