People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.

Anyone, from the most clueless amateur to the best cryptographer, can create an algorithm that he himself can't break.

Surveillance is the business model of the Internet.

We no longer know whom to trust. This is the greatest damage the NSA has done to the Internet, and will be the hardest to fix.

Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data.

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'.

If the FBI parks a van bristling with cameras outside your house, you are justified in closing your blinds.