Getting inequality out there into the consciousness was important. All these political pundits now talking about the 2014 and 2016 elections are talking about inequality.

I describe myself as an indoor cat, because I'm a computer guy and I always have been.

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

We should never allow computers to make inherently governmental decisions in terms of the application of military force, even if that's happening on the internet.

When it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth. The technical sector is the backbone of the American economy, and if we start engaging in these kind of behaviors, in these kind of attacks, we're setting a standard, we're creating a new international norm of behavior that says this is what nations do. This is what developed nations do.

Ever since I've been here [in Russia], my life has been consumed with work that's actually fulfilling and satisfying.

Where are we going to reject that easy but flawed process of letting the intelligence services do whatever they want? It's inevitable that it will happen. I think it's going to be where Internet businesses go.