Edward Snowden quotes

Edward Snowden is a former CIA employee who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013. Born in North Carolina in 1983, he is known for exposing the extent of government surveillance on its citizens. His actions sparked a global conversation on privacy and security. Snowden currently resides in Russia where he has been granted asylum. Learn more about Edward Snowden and his impact on online privacy by reading about his story and views on surveillance.

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

- Edward Snowden

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.

- Edward Snowden

I don't want to live in a world where everything that I say, everything I do, everyone I talk to, every expression of creativity or love or friendship is recorded.

- Edward Snowden

You shouldn’t change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we’re afraid, we don’t care about those values very much.

- Edward Snowden