Everyone everywhere now understands how bad things have gotten โ and theyโre talking about it. They have the power to decide for themselves whether they are willing to sacrifice their privacy to the surveillance state.
Edward SnowdenWe've already seen, in practically every country around the world where these issues have been covered, that the general public has recoiled at the ideology behind these programs.
Edward SnowdenThere is a policy response that needs to occur. There is also a technical response that needs to occur. It is the development community that can really craft the solutions and make sure we are safe.
Edward SnowdenBeing a patriot doesnโt mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries donโt have to be foreign countries.
Edward Snowden