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

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Author:Edward Snowden

“Ultimately, saying that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different from saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.”

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Book:Permanent Record

Source: Permanent Record

“The Obama administration, which has brought more prosecutions against leakers than all prior presidencies combined, has sought to create a climate of fear that would stifle any attempts at whistle-blowing. But Snowden destroyed that template. He has managed to remain free, outside the grasp of the United States; what's more, he has refused to remain in hiding but proudly came forward and identified himself. As a result, the public image of him is not a convict in orange jumpsuit and shackles but and independent, articulate figure who can speak for himself, explaining what he did and why.”

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Book:No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

Source: No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

“Don't oppose mass surveillance for your own sake. Oppose it for the activists, lawyers, journalists and all of the other people our liberty relies on.”

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Author:Thor Benson

“She could recognize individual drones better than she could recognize individual people. But chances were the drone that had shadowed her for the past five days was better with faces than she was.”

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Book:Dronefall

Source: Dronefall

“We're not paranoid or anything, but you know that Global Mind's databases are the mind of God, technologically speaking. They see the sparrow fall.”

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Book:Dronefall

Source: Dronefall