The NSA routinely lies in response to congressional inquiries about the scope of surveillance in America.

Under observation, we act less free, which means we effectively are less free.

Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

These programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power.

The NSA has the greatest surveillance capabilities in American history... The real problem is that they're using these capabilities to make us vulnerable.

Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it.