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Edward Snowden Quotes

Total quotes: 16
“I think the greatest freedom that I’ve gained is the fact that I no longer have to worry about what happens tomorrow, because I’m happy with what I’ve done today.”
— Edward Snowden, Snowden
Tagged: Freedom, tomorrow, Today, Happy, Content
“There’s something going on inside the government that’s really wrong.”
— Edward Snowden, Snowden
Tagged: Government, Wrong
“The hack of an NSA malware staging server is not unprecedented, but the publication of the take is. Here's what you need to know: (1/x)”
— Edward Snowden
“Knowing this, NSA's hackers (TAO) are told not to leave their hack tools ("binaries") on the server after an op. But people get lazy.”
— Edward Snowden
“Why did they do it? No one knows, but I suspect this is more diplomacy than intelligence, related to the escalation around the DNC hack.”
— Edward Snowden
“This leak is likely a warning that someone can prove US responsibility for any attacks that originated from this malware server.”
— Edward Snowden
“TL;DR: This leak looks like a somebody sending a message that an escalation in the attribution game could get messy fast.”
— Edward Snowden
“Here's where it gets interesting: the NSA is not made of magic. Our rivals do the same thing to us -- and occasionally succeed.”
— Edward Snowden
“Circumstantial evidence and conventional wisdom indicates Russian responsibility. Here's why that is significant:”
— Edward Snowden
“That could have significant foreign policy consequences. Particularly if any of those operations targeted US allies.”
— Edward Snowden
“Accordingly, this may be an effort to influence the calculus of decision-makers wondering how sharply to respond to the DNC hacks.”
— Edward Snowden
“Bonus: When I came forward, NSA would have migrated offensive operations to new servers as a precaution - it's cheap and easy. So? So...”
— Edward Snowden
“NSA traces and targets malware C2 servers in a practice called Counter Computer Network Exploitation, or CCNE. So do our rivals.”
— Edward Snowden
“The undetected hacker squatting on this NSA server lost access in June 2013. Rare public data point on the positive results of the leak.”
— Edward Snowden
“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.”
— Edward Snowden, Snowden
Tagged: Freedom, Truth, Terrorism, Government, Control
“You ever hear about the Nuremberg trials, Trev? They weren't that long ago. Yeah, well, the big shots were the first trial, but then the next trial were just the judges, and lawyers, and policemen, and guards, and ordinary people just doing their jobs, following orders. That's where we got the Nuremberg principles, which then the UN made into international law, just in case ordinary jobs become criminal again.”
— Edward Snowden, Snowden
Tagged: nuremberg trials, UN, Just doing your job
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