I took what I knew to the public, so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice.

The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven't resorted to total war every time we have a conflict around the world, because that restraint is what defines us. That restraint is what gives us the moral standing to lead the world.

The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together.

They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night.

Something we have to remember is that everything about the internet is interconnected. All of our systems are not just common to us because of the network links between them, but because of the software packages, because of the hardware devices that comprise it. The same router that's deployed in the United States is deployed in China.

We've learned that we've allowed technological capabilities to dictate policies and practices, rather than ensuring that our laws and values guide our technological capabilities.

The definition of a security state is one that prioritizes security over all other considerations.