Secret courts making secret rulings on secret laws, and companies flagrantly lying to consumers about the insecurity of their products and services, undermine the very foundations of our society.

And honestly, if anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they're sadly mistaken.

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.

We can't keep weapons out of prisons; we can't possibly expect to keep them out of airports.

Privacy is a fundamental human need.

Corporate and government surveillance aren't separate; they're an alliance of interests.

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