Snowden 2016 quotes

So, this is data collection for the month of March worldwide, emails and Skype calls. So France, 70 million. Germany, 500 million. Brazil, two billion. Inside the U.S., 3.1 billion emails and calls. That's not including any of the telecom company data.

Okay, so what's the collection in Russia?

Russia is 1.5 billion.

Wait, so we're collecting twice as much in the U.S. as we are in Russia?

So, you're, um, an engineer?

Hank Forrester

Am I an engineer? Instructor and counselor, too. I'm supposed to keep an eye on you CTs, make sure you don't buckle under the pressure. Turn to drugs and booze.

Well, you won't have that problem with me. I don't drink or do drugs.

Hank Forrester

What is your sin of choice?

Uh, computers.

Hank Forrester

Well, then, Snowden, you've come to the right little whorehouse.

Optic Nerve. It's camera and mic activation. I wish we could take credit, but the Brits wrote it. Yeah, her laptop's off. Or was, she just forgot to close it. Of course, how would she know? This shit is so sly, the webcam light doesn't even turn on.

So think of it as a Google search, except instead of searching only what people make public, we're also looking at everything they don't. So... Emails, chats, SMS, whatever.

Yeah, but which people?

The whole kingdom, Snow White.

Corbin O'Brian: What's the first rule of battle?

Never reveal your position.

Hank Forrester

The first supercomputer. You can get all of this on a cell phone now.

And it's just gonna get worse for the next generation, as they extend the capabilities of this sort of architecture of oppression.

And ultimately, the truth sinks in that no matter what justification you're selling yourself, this is not about terrorism. Terrorism is the excuse. This is about economic and social control. And the only thing you're really protecting is the supremacy of your government.

Corbin O'Brian

Bombs won't stop terrorism, brains will, and we don't have nearly enough of those. I'm gonna give you a shot, Snowden.

I think the greatest freedom that I have gained, the fact that I don't have to worry about what happens tomorrow, Because I'm happy with what I've done today.

Corbin O'Brian

In 20 years, Iraq will be a hellhole nobody cares about. Terrorism's a short-term threat. The real threats will come from China, Russia, Iran. and they'll come as SQL injections and malware. Without minds like yours, this country will be torn apart in cyberspace.

Look, Mr. MacAskill, uh, this is not about money or anything for me. There's no hidden agenda. I just wanted to get this data to established journalists like yourselves, so that you can present it to the world, and the people can decide either I'm wrong or there's something going on inside the government that's really wrong.

Corbin O'Brian

Most Americans don't want freedom, they want security.

No matter who you are, every day of your life, you're sitting in a database just ready to be looked at.

Corbin O'Brian

Secrecy is security and security is victory.