This whole pre-criminal investigation, where we watch everybody, all the time, just in case, is really an extraordinary departure from the Western liberal tradition.

The question is: Particularly in the post-9/11 era, are societies becoming more liberal or more authoritarian?

[Sovereignty] would break the American monopoly, but it would also break Internet business, because you'd have to have a data center in every country. And data centers are tremendously expensive, a big capital investment.

I don't want to hide. If I get arrested, I get arrested.

You shouldn't send an email from a computer that's associated with you if you don't want it to be tracked back to you. You don't want to hack the power plant from your house if you don't want them to follow the trail back and see your IP address.

Since the revelations, we have seen a massive sea change in the technological basis and makeup of the Internet.

I don't go out and play football and stuff - that's not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create.