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No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused.
We need to put the security back in the National Security Agency. We can't have the national surveillance agency.
Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still freeand we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror?
In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?
Closed Circuit' came out of a general anxiety about surveillance. Government surveillance and private surveillance.
Our movements and feelings are constantly monitored, because surveillance is the business model of the digital age.
Choosing providers is not a choice between surveillance/not; it's just choosing which feudal lord gets to spy on you.
Suspicionless surveillance does not become okay simply because it's only victimizing 95% of the world instead of 100%.
If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.
Yes, you are under surveillance. Yes, it is odious. Yes, it should bother you. And yes, it's hard to know how to avoid it.
Gaza itself is subject to constant aerial surveillance by drones and is rife with informers and collaborators with Israel.
If you're doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide from the giant surveillance apparatus the government's been hiding.
You can't assume any place you go is private because the means of surveillance are becoming so affordable and so invisible.
Seeing various aspects of the secret state and surveillance state echoes a long tradition in art of looking at the sublime.
The nature of the government's surveillance on me and my family is forensically proven and not subject to legitimate question.
Research In Motion, the owner of BlackBerry, has been asked by a range of governments to comply with surveillance requirements.
Like any extraordinary power, surveillance provides temptations for abuse, such as tracking political opponents and journalists.
I have been placed under surveillance, and I can't take a step without it being known to the Polish minister of internal affairs.
I care about dental care, and ending mass private and public surveillance, and funding schools so they can have small class sizes.
In the United States, there hasn't been much legislative change on the surveillance issue, although there are some tepid proposals.
When the New York Times revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy changes.
It seems to limit you; when you're working in an office, you're a creature in a small cell under somebody's supervision and surveillance.
Strong health and disease surveillance systems halt epidemics that take lives, disrupt economies, and pose global health security threats.
All of us, whether public figures or private individuals, should feel safe in our own homes and not fear surveillance from nosy neighbours.
Although the organizing logic of our nation's surveillance apparatus is invisibility and secrecy, its operations occupy the physical world.
I think mass surveillance is a bad idea because a surveillance society is one in which people understand that they are constantly monitored.
I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere.
The Internet is the most liberating tool for humanity ever invented, and also the best for surveillance. It's not one or the other. It's both.
The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate.
If you are concerned you are the victim of illegal corporate surveillance, you should seek specialist - and independent - legal advice at once.
The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.
The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.
Surveillance has long been theorized as a way to control the surveilled - namely, by getting them to police themselves out of fear of being watched.
What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know I happen to have a lot of.
We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong.
I don't think there's anything, any threat out there today that anyone can point to, that justifies placing an entire population under mass surveillance.
The NSA has the greatest surveillance capabilities in American history... The real problem is that they're using these capabilities to make us vulnerable.
WhatsApp has a consistent history - from zero encryption at its inception to a succession of security issues strangely suitable for surveillance purposes.
There's been spying for years, there's been surveillance for years, and so forth, I'm not going to pass judgement on that, it's the nature of our society.
Ever since we've had electronic communications, and particularly during a time of war, presidents have authorized the electronic surveillance of the enemy.
Keep under strict surveillance and control those secret establishments which, within your government structures, seem to regard themselves as above the law.
Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century.
The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world.
I am continuously amazed by innovations in security and surveillance technology as a member of the House committees on both Homeland Security and Intelligence.
A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease.
With the growing availability of commoditized encryption, it is becoming easier for common criminals to communicate beyond the reach of traditional surveillance.
The first thing to understand about surveillance video in public places is that there is already a lot of it going on - though it is impossible to know how much.