We've seen a departure from the traditional work of the National Security Agency. They've become sort of the national hacking agency, the national surveillance agency. And they've lost sight of the fact that everything they do is supposed to make us more secure as a nation and a society.

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

The 'music' is not an open court and a fair trial.

The only reason I do these interviews - I hate talking about myself, I hate doing this stuff - is because incredibly well-meaning people, whom I respect and trust, tell me that this will help bring about positive changes. It's not going to cause a sea change, but it will benefit the public.

The courts were afraid to challenge executive declarations of what would happen. Now, over the last year, we have seen - in almost every single court that has had this sort of national-security case - that they have become markedly more skeptical.

There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.

When it comes to the internet, when it comes to the United States' technical economy, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth.