Now terrorism is not the greatest threat facing our societies.

The internet is shared critical infrastructure for everyone on earth. It's not supposed to be a domain of warfare. We're not supposed to be putting the Unied States' economy on the frontlines in the battleground.

The internet has to be protected from intrusive monitoring or else the medium upon which we all rely for the basis of our economy and our normal life, we'll lose that, and it's going to have broad effects as a consequence that we cannot predict.

When people say, "I have nothing to hide," what they're saying is, "My rights don't matter."

If I am traitor, who did I betray? I gave all my information to the American public, to American journalists who are reporting on American issues. If they see that as treason, I think people really need to consider who they think they're working for. The public is supposed to be their boss, not their enemy.

I don't spend all day running hand-on-hat from shadowy figures - I'm in exile.

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.