The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.

Candidates run for election on campaign promises, but once they're elected they renege on those promises, which happened with President [Barack] Obama on Guantánamo, the surveillance programs and investigating the crimes of the Bush administration. These were very serious campaign promises that were not fulfilled.

You are not even aware of what is possible. The extent of their capabilities is horrifying. We can plant bugs in machines. Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.

I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act.

My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.

Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded.

Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.