We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.

There is a technical solution to every political problem...

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.

I know that fundamentally, changes to the fabric of the internet, and sort of our methods of communication, can enforce our rights.

We can't simply scare people into giving up their rights, on the basis, oh, this protects us from terrorism.

Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

I don't go out and play football and stuff - that's not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create.