Fred Ehrsam Quotes

One common puzzle for the security-minded is how to work with confidential data on the road. Sometimes you can't bring your laptop, or don't want to. But working on somebody else's machine exposes you to malware and leaves behind all kinds of electronic trails.

If you use a bad password, your Bitcoin will get stolen.

You don't need to be a spook to care about encryption. If you travel with your computer or keep it in a place where other people can put their hands on it, you're vulnerable.

There has to be a better, smarter way to authenticate who somebody is. Social Security numbers are floating out there everywhere.

Enigma is really an investment in peace of mind. I keep a lot of confidential information on my laptop. I'm usually very careful about keeping my laptop under close physical control but had an unfortunate lapse and left it on a plane. That could have cost me dearly if not for the Enigma.

The companies that do the best job on managing a user's privacy will be the companies that ultimately are the most successful.

There is no data base that is totally secure. The hackers are always one step ahead and have a vested interest in obtaining the data.

In this era of massive online connectivity, the majority of privacy breaches and data leaks remain unknown, unchallenged, and unregulated. Regulatory compliance alone cannot ensure privacy.

Secretary Clinton was warned repeatedly about her duty to secure classified information and that her unsecure server did not meet that standard.

In some ways, you can think of end-to-end encryption as honoring what the past looked like.

We should be careful not to vilify encryption itself, which is essential for privacy, data security, and global commerce.

We share no data with the government anywhere in the world.

We don't sell data; we don't allow anyone to sell data.

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

It's very hard to keep an uncrackable encryption if you share it with the government.

It is very important, to have a robust digital economy, that the citizens regain the trust in how their data are being processed and who can access them.

If we start - premise that the information is mine, and we give the individual's rights, we worry about what happens during a breach. If you try to protect access to it, as opposed to not even making it available, you have less to worry about who will break the wall.

Data is valuable, so let's be mindful of how we're sharing it.

Americans have a right to the security of their personal information, and the entities that hold personal information have a responsibility to protect it.

Businesses that make consumer privacy a point of competitive differentiation will enjoy greater customer loyalty.

We all want safe, secure, private data, but we also want safe and secure communities. And we can have both. I really do believe that.

I think over time more people will become more aware of how vulnerable their data is.

While encryption protects against cyberattacks, deploying it in warrant-proof form jeopardizes public safety more generally.

I'm very protective of my online life, and I try and take as many security measures.

We take privacy very seriously and have privacy a policy and our intention is never to sell any customer data.