Those who are experts in the fields of surveillance, privacy, and technology say that there need to be two tracks: a policy track and a technology track. The technology track is encryption. It works and if you want privacy, then you should use it.

In all my work, I'm interested in trying to understand the human consequences of government policies.

It's not everyday that a whistleblower is actually willing to be identified.

People are starting to understand that the devices we carry with us reveal our location, who we're talking to, and all kinds of other information.

I don't speak Arabic - I know a little to get by, but that's all.

That's a question you'd have to present to people in the White House.

From a personal perspective, because I'm on a watchlist and went through years of trying to find out why, of having the government refuse to confirm or deny the very existence of such a list, it's so meaningful to have its existence brought into the open so that the public knows there is a watchlist, and so that the courts can now address the legality of it. I mean, the person who revealed this has done a huge public service and I'm personally thankful.