Richard Stallman Quotes

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't.

As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software.

The idea of free software is that users of computing deserve freedom. They deserve in particular to have control over their computing. And proprietary software does not allow users to have control of their computing.

I think it's really important for the independent web to have a platform, and to the extent that WordPress can serve that role, I think it's a great privilege and responsibility.

We all need to decide what makes it safe and secure on the Internet. It can't be anybody else's decision. We have to have a voice.

Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century.

Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.

I think the phone is a really personal device in a lot of ways. If you drop your phone or lose it there's a moment of panic. On the other hand there's a lot of control that users have.

We are moving to a world where all content is encrypted all the time.

AR is going to play such an infinite role in our lives that we have to establish clear ground rules respecting everyone's rights. That means open platform and open ecosystems and protections that put user privacy first.

User-controlled default encryption is a real challenge for law enforcement.

A smart phone essentially creates a dossier of your travels, and consumers have no control over who will eventually see that information.

It is a fiction to imagine that the haphazard paper chits of old are more private than the modern digital alternative. Paper records have always presented a security risk.

All American voices are important, and the FBI's Protected Voices videos and resources will help all Americans protect themselves online.

Unless you are cool with all of your photos and messages becoming public one day, you should delete WhatsApp from your phone.

The global threat of 'Big Brother' can actually be conquered purely by technology.

In addition to making Android available for free, Google also lets phone makers change the code and customize it so that an Android phone made by, say, Samsung has a different user interface than an Android phone from Motorola.

Since the beginning of the internet era, it has been pretty widely accepted that when you join an online service, whatever data you put into it belongs to you.

When we talk with policymakers about Facebook, it's about how users have control over information.

The open source nature of the Internet is both a blessing and a curse, because just as much as we can watch what's happening around the world, we can also be watched.

I'm not a fan of the #DeleteFacebook campaign. I think that they can reform.

A governing ethos of the Internet has been that whatever flows through it - information, ideas - is up for grabs.

The Internet should be an open platform where you are free to go where you want and say and do what you want without having to ask anyone's permission.

Cybersecurity is one of my main priorities, as well as the government's, and we are committed to making the U.K. the safest place to live and do business online.

One thing Telegram does is make mass surveillance impossible.