“Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty.” PeopleThinkingHardGovernmentRunningPowerfulLibertyTechnologyDangerousInternetOffersWeaponsToolsGuaranteesPrivacyEncryption Author:Esther Dyson
“The nature of business and government has been to build a surplus and self-perpetuate, but the Internet fosters and rewards smaller, more fluid organizations.” Has BeensSelfGovernmentInternetOrganizationRewardsFluidSurplus Author:Esther Dyson
“As long as a government can come and shoot you, you can't jump on the Internet to freedom.” LongGovernmentInternet Author:Esther Dyson
“Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away.” WellsGovernmentLibertyRightsEvolutionFoundationFrontiersCivil LibertiesHackers Author:Esther Dyson
“I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.” GovernmentIndividualResponsibility Author:Esther Dyson