Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone.

[Occupy Wall Street] had an impact on consciousness. It was not effective in realizing change.

There is a technical solution to every political problem...

Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on.

[I watch] all that stuff - Game of Thrones and all the other series. How about House of Cards? As for Boardwalk Empire - that's another period of government overreach, but at least they use the amendment process! In real life, the executive branch, by violating the Constitution, is using statutes in place of constitutional amendments to diminish our liberty.

I have been a systems engineer, systems administrator, a senior adviser for the Central Intelligence Agency, a solutions consultant and a telecommunications information systems officer.

We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy changes.