The way the United States intelligence community operates is it doesn't limit itself to the protection of the homeland. It doesn't limit itself to countering terrorist threats, countering nuclear proliferation. It's also used for economic espionage, for political spying to gain some knowledge of what other countries are doing.
Edward SnowdenI know that fundamentally, changes to the fabric of the internet, and sort of our methods of communication, can enforce our rights.
Edward SnowdenWe can't simply scare people into giving up their rights, on the basis, oh, this protects us from terrorism.
Edward Snowden