Mobile phones are one of the most insecure devices that were ever available, so they're very easy to trace; they're very easy to tap.
Evgeny MorozovI want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.
Evgeny MorozovSomeone ought to publish a book about the doomsayers who keep publishing books about the end of publishing.
Evgeny MorozovIn business, standards establish the rules of the game, creating path dependencies as investments are made and corresponding designs are set in stone and plastic. Inferior standards can prevail due to smart marketing or industry collusion.
Evgeny MorozovFor all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists will confirm that its moderators and administrators openly discuss controversial issues on a regular basis.
Evgeny MorozovThe message I'm trying to send is that technology is political, and that many decisions that look like decisions about technology actually are not at all about technology - they are about politics, and they need to be scrutinized as closely as we would scrutinize decisions about politics.
Evgeny Morozov