Edward Snowden Quotes

Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.

There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography that will stop major governments from reading your files.

The encryption genie is out of the bottle.

I don't own encryption, Apple doesn't own encryption. Encryption, as you know, is everywhere. In fact some of encryption is funded by our government.

Snowden was extremely good at digital self-defense. When he was employed by the C.I.A. and N.S.A., one of his jobs was to teach U.S. national security officials and C.I.A. employees how to protect their data in high-threat digital environments.

You know the interesting thing about encryption is that it cannot be secure just for some people.

I'm a strong believer in strong encryption.

Cryptography is the essential building block of independence for organisations on the Internet, just like armies are the essential building blocks of states, because otherwise one state just takes over another.

There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government.

There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography that will stop major governments from reading your files.

The arc of technology is in the direction of unbreakable encryption, and no laws are going to get in the way of that reality.

We think the government should be pushing for more encryption. That it's a great thing. You know, it's like the sun and the air and the water.

The problem of end-to-end encryption isn't just a terrorism issue.

Somebody will be able to overcome any encryption technique you use!

I think anybody who uses email in the center of our life needs encryption.

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

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

As we work to secure our data and communications from hackers, we must recognize that our citizens face a far broader array of threats.

We value integrity of information, we value processes, cyber- security. These are things important to the government.

I don't need to understand how encryption works to understand how it's helping the criminals.

The No. 1 reason for me to support and help launch Telegram was to build a means of communication that can't be accessed by the Russian security agencies, so I can talk about it for hours.

With the growing availability of commoditized encryption, it is becoming easier for common criminals to communicate beyond the reach of traditional surveillance.

We all love privacy. We all care about public safety. And none of - at least people that I hang around with, none of us want back doors. We don't want access to devices built-in in some way.

Using encryption on the Internet is the equivalent of arranging an armored car to deliver credit card information from someone living in a cardboard box to someone living on a park bench.