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 tell people: if it's in the news, don't worry about it, because by definition, news is something that almost never happens.

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.

Choosing providers is not a choice between surveillance/not; it's just choosing which feudal lord gets to spy on you.

There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government.

People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.

Technical problems can be remediated. A dishonest corporate culture is much harder to fix.