The only time you can be completely free from risk is when you're in prison.

You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk.

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago.

Linux is only free if your time has no value.

When you are in positions of privileged access... you see things that may be disturbing. Over time, that awareness of wrongdoing sort of builds up.