Alex Stamos Quotes

I've got nothing to hide.

If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in the way in which Chinese officialdom deals with Internet services.

The first thing that we wanted to make clear is that nobody has to trust anybody. We don't take people's trust for Telegram for granted.

What we're trying to do at Yahoo is build our products so they're safe and trustworthy, not just secure.

If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent.

But what I want to assure and reassure the public is we are concerned about your safety, your security, and your privacy. Let's work together in partnership to ensure that we can have the best way forward.

The more moral the people are in their business dealings, the less paperwork you need, the more handshakes you can have, the more the wheels of capitalism work better because there's trust in the marketplace. Business ethics is not a joke. And, in fact, I think most businesses that I've dealt with encourage exactly that type of behavior.

The challenge for capitalism is that the things that breed trust also breed the environment for fraud.

I have nothing to hide!

We do care about control and privacy. It's one of the reasons we are so focused on having our systems be open source, so you or someone technically savvy you know can verify what the software is doing.

Would the world be any more dangerous if we did without secrets all together.

My attitude is that, if you have nothing to hide, why not show it?

PR is premised on truth, trust, and transparency.

If those of us in positions of responsibility fail to do everything in our power to protect the right of privacy, we risk something far more valuable than money. We risk our way of life.

The many pro-surveillance advocates I have debated since Snowden blew the whistle have been quick to echo [Google CEO] Eric Schmidt's view that privacy is for people who have something to hide. But none of them would willingly give me the passwords to their email accounts, or allow video cameras in their homes.

If you have a business model that relies on customers being misinformed, you better start working on changing your business model.

I think most people accept that it is necessary to have some surveillance in a democratic society. I think most people accept that it's important to have limits and clear safeguards on that.

The people who are afraid of talking to press are people who have something to hide.

I do think that in a digital future, consumers will increasingly turn to brands that they trust. Trust, security, and service are even more important in a digital world.

Without trust, you cannot do anything.

I fully support accountability and transparency.

We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.

I don't believe it helps when internal affairs are made public.

I have nothing to hide. I believe when you do you naturally become defensive.

Privacy and security are the ultimate shared responsibility, and everyone - including governments, companies, and citizens - have an important role to play.