Ariel Levy Quotes

I don't actually believe there's any such thing as privacy.

I think we're seeing privacy diminish, not by laws... but by young people who don't seem to value their privacy.

I don't believe in privacy. I mean, I like the idea of privacy, but I don't believe that it happens anymore. I think privacy is something, I am afraid, we seem to be waving goodbye to.

Privacy is a thing of the past.

Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the Internet.

I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential - especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident.

You already have zero privacy - get over it.

I'm so tired of the privacy advocates.

We are all victims of data mining…. We are in a data mining culture…. Americans do not place a high value on the privacy of their communications and will give up that right for modest benefit.

In terms of security and privacy, what people care about the most is the privacy of their messages.

Privacy has become the most precious thing. Things have got more cryptic in my writing.

I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad.

Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering and storing our private information. Other countries do surveillance as well. But nobody has the global visibility that United States does.

I'm worried about privacy - the companies out there gathering data on us, the stuff we do on Twitter, the publicly scrapeable stuff on Facebook. It's amazing how much data there is out there on us. I'm worried that it can be abused and will be abused.

People are just beginning to learn how much their own personal privacy is being invaded and that they’re losing control over their own information.

You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.

Privacy violations should be considered criminal offences.

We are losing privacy at an alarming rate - we have none left.

It's amazing how much information we share in social media, then we wonder why people steal our identity.

To be sure, anonymity online has it uses and is very important. Governments hoover up people's telephone and e-mail records without oversight, and companies track astonishingly granular personal information.

There should be an understanding and trust that your privacy and data will be protected.

I really think we need to see how we can expand our privacy laws.

Every medium by which people communicate can be subject to exploitation by those with illegal intentions. Nevertheless, this is no reason to hand Big Brother the keys to unlock our e-mail diaries, open our ATM records, read our medical records, or translate our international communications.

If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.

Despite being in public life, I value my own privacy immensely and would be as concerned as anyone else if I thought my mobile phone records could be easily available to officials across government.