'Solutionism' for me is, above all, an unthinking pursuit of perfection - by means of technology - without coming to grips with the fact that imperfection is an essential feature of liberal democracy.

If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone.

When we can commit a crime, we can also trigger debate. Cases go to courts. Media start covering the cases. But once you build smart environments where, if you meet a certain probabilistic profile, you won't even be allowed to board a bus, let alone commit a crime, we're perpetuating existing laws so they face no challenges or revision.

I don't think love for technology itself breeds change.

WikiLeaks is what happens when the entire US government is forced to go through a full-body scanner.

Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector.

Russian young people spend countless hours online downloading videos and having a very nice digital entertainment lifestyle, which does not necessarily turn them into the next Che Guevara.