They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night.
Edward SnowdenPeople have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof of concept code to show that they are true vulnerabilities in order for us to secure our systems.
Edward SnowdenPresidents should not be exempted from the same standards of reason and evidence and justification that any other citizen or civil movement should be held to.
Edward SnowdenUS spend more on research and development than the other countries, so we shouldn't be making the internet a more hostile, a more aggressive territory.
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