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 SnowdenIf we allow the United States to set the precedent that national borders don't matter when it comes to the protection of people's information, other countries are watching. They're paying attention to our examples and what is normative behavior in terms of dealing with digital information.
Edward Snowden