Quotes about Surveillance

Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never feel safe. Votes: 6

In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous? Votes: 6

I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building. Votes: 6

Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the use of the red light cameras incorrectly assuming they were being used for surveillance at local brothels. Votes: 6

Surveillance breeds conformity. Votes: 4

The president has the authority to end this dragnet surveillance immediately Votes: 4

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape. Votes: 4

At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone, there was a constant surveillance by UFOs. Votes: 4

If you're doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide from the giant surveillance apparatus the government's been hiding. Votes: 4

The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient Votes: 4

We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy changes. Votes: 4

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government. Votes: 4

Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen... Votes: 4

If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage. Votes: 4

The most common characteristic of all police states is intimidation by surveillance. Citizens know they are being watched and overheard. Their mail is being examined. Their homes can be invaded. Votes: 4

While Congress saw some need to loosen the standard in the initial days of a war, it wanted the president to comply with FISA in carrying out surveillance in the United States. Votes: 4

Also, with information having just come out at the time about J. Edgar Hoover's electronic surveillance of Dr. King, it gave greater weight to the statements of those persons who were alleging involvement of the FBI. Votes: 4

Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze. Votes: 4

As our voices rise in protest, the NSA monitors your every phone call. if you have a cell phone, you are under surveillance. I believe what you do on your cell phone is none of their damn business, Votes: 4

Initially I was very encouraged. Unfortunately, the mainstream media now seems far more interested in what I said when I was 17 or what my girlfriend looks like rather than, say, the largest program of suspicionless surveillance in human history. Votes: 4

Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any given time outside of one's own home, an American citizen can reasonably assume his movements and actions are being monitored by something, by somebody, somewhere. Votes: 4

We all deserve credit for this new surveillance state that we live in because we the people voted for the Patriot Act. Democrats and Republicans alike....We voted for the people who voted for it, and then voted for the people who reauthorized it, then voted for the people who re-re-authorize d it. Votes: 4

The Sage of Toronto ... spent several decades marveling at the numerous freedoms created by a "global village" instantly and effortlessly accessible to all. Villages, unlike towns, have always been ruled by conformism, isolation, petty surveillance, boredom and repetitive malicious gossip about the same families. Which is a precise enough description of the global spectacle's present vulgarity. Votes: 4

I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public deserved a chance to see these issues determined by open courts. Today, a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate Americans' rights. It is the first of many. Votes: 4

The technotronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities. Votes: 4

Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation. Votes: 3

Surveillance is the business model of the Internet. Votes: 3

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations Votes: 3

Surveillance changes history. We know this through examples of corrupt presidents like Nixon. Votes: 3

The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication. Votes: 3

Surveillance cameras might reduce crime - even though the evidence here is mixed - but no studies show that they result in greater happiness of everyone involved. Votes: 3

Surveillance of power is one of the most important ways to ensure that power does not abuse its status. But, of course, power does not like to be watched. Votes: 3

Surveillance technologies now available - including the monitoring of virtually all digital information - have advanced to the point where much of the essential apparatus of a police state is already in place. Votes: 3

Options other than mastectomy include high risk surveillance and risk reduction. Surveillance is a combination of monthly self breast exam, annual mammography and whole breast screening ultrasound, annual breast MRI, and biannual clinical breast exam. Votes: 3

I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of, our national security programs, by increasing transparency, strengthening oversight, and safeguarding civil liberties. Votes: 3

Openness and participation are antidotes to surveillance and control. Votes: 2

Facebook is not your friend, it is a surveillance engine. Votes: 2

NSA surveillance is a complex subject - legally, technically and operationally. Votes: 2

Suspicionless surveillance does not become okay simply because it's only victimizing 95% of the world instead of 100%. Votes: 2

Should surveillance be usable for petty crimes like jaywalking or minor drug possession? Or is there a higher threshold for certain information? Those aren't easy questions. Votes: 2

Racism is a moral catastrophe, most graphically seen in the prison industrial complex and targeted police surveillance in black and brown ghettos rendered invisible in public discourse. Votes: 2

In recognising the global problem posed by osteoporosis, WHO sees the need for a global strategy for prevention and control of osteoporosis, focusing on three major functions: prevention, management and surveillance. Votes: 2

The very first video experience I had was in high school. They brought a black-and-white closed-circuit surveillance camera into the classroom. I will never forget, as a kid, looking at that image. Votes: 2

The idea of aerial military surveillance dates back to the Civil War, when both the Union and the Confederacy used hot-air balloons to spy on the other side, tracking troop movements and helping to direct artillery fire. Votes: 2

China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities. Votes: 2

In China, Internet surveillance has already become a profitable industry. In fact, a growing number of private firms eagerly assist the local police by aggregating this data and presenting it in easy-to-browse formats, allowing humans to pursue more analytical tasks. Votes: 2

CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public domain about the costs, quantity and effectiveness of surveillance. Votes: 2

One of the few things the Air Force did admit to me existed out there presently without admitting that it was Area 51 is this drone called the 'Beast of Kandahar' which does not fire missiles, unlike the Predator and the Reaper, but just conducts surveillance. Votes: 2

We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government over stuff we've never had a conversation about. We need to know what the parameters are, what kind of surveillance the government is going to do, and how and why. Votes: 2

Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering and storing our private information. Other countries do surveillance as well. But nobody has the global visibility that United States does. Votes: 2

Doctors and nurses, with their training and their experiences, they would be able to detect unusual patterns of disease. That's why we say it is important for every country to have a proper surveillance system. The function of the surveillance system is to detect unusual patterns of diseases. Votes: 2

Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash as long as that fear persists, while government officials in the National Security and Surveillance State can claim unlimited powers and operate with unlimited secrecy and no accountability. Votes: 2

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish. Votes: 2

I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national security and criminal activity may justify some exceptional and narrowly-tailored use of surveillance. But that is all the more reason to safeguard human rights and fundamental freedoms. Votes: 2

Governmental surveillance is not about the government collecting the information you're sharing publicly and willingly; it's about collecting the information you don't think you're sharing at all, such as the online searches you do on search engines... or private emails or text messages... or the location of your mobile phone at any time. Votes: 2

I realize at one point, that I was being followed, and then I began to see the surveillance that was going past the road on my house. And so, these cars began to surveil me. People began to follow me around, and it did, it was very disrupting to think that your privacy was being violated, and for no reason that I could come up with. Votes: 2

Metadata equals surveillance; it's that simple. Votes: 0

What a jolly thing military surveillance is! Votes: 0

When they say accountability, they mean surveillance and standardization. Votes: 0

The solution to government surveillance is to encrypt everything, Votes: 0

What we have now in America is a surveillance society. Votes: 0

There was a possibility I could have been under surveillance. Votes: 0

Our society is not one of spectacle but of surveillance. Votes: 0

Corporate and government surveillance aren't separate; they're an alliance of interests. Votes: 0

It's every little girl's dream," she said. "Interpol surveillance. And kittens. Votes: 0

I have no private life, as I am constantly under police surveillance. Votes: 0

Total surveillance is increasingly the general condition of society as a whole. Votes: 0

I did surveillance a lot, which sounds exciting, but it never was. Votes: 0

Love isn't all sunsets and roses. Sometimes it's good old-fashioned stalking and surveillance. Votes: 0

Everyone, especially minorities of race and ethnicity, now live under a surveillance panoptican. Votes: 0

A crucial question is how to balance surveillance with privacy and keeping Americans safe. Votes: 0

I have used mass surveillance to target people, so I do know how it works. Votes: 0

A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development. Votes: 0

The concept of surveillance is ingrained in our beings. God was the original surveillance camera. Votes: 0

The NSA routinely lies in response to congressional inquiries about the scope of surveillance in America. Votes: 0

Martin Luther King was a victim of surveillance, and had great solidarity with victims of surveillance. Votes: 0

The issue I brought forward most clearly was that of mass surveillance, not of surveillance in general. Votes: 0

People are starting to be very skeptical of the Facebook algorithm and all kinds of data surveillance. Votes: 0

I think most Americans are against illegal surveillance of their emails and telephone calls by the government. Votes: 0

I think that has a lot of dangers, as does government surveillance, which is way too high. Votes: 0

If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights. Votes: 0

When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous. Votes: 0

When the New York Times revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous. Votes: 0

You have an always-expanding, omnipresent surveillance state that's constantly chipping away at the liberties and freedoms of law-abiding Americans. Votes: 0

We need to put the security back in the National Security Agency. We can't have the national surveillance agency. Votes: 0

Choosing providers is not a choice between surveillance/not; it's just choosing which feudal lord gets to spy on you. Votes: 0

Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free—and we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror? Votes: 0

I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere. Votes: 0

Research In Motion, the owner of BlackBerry, has been asked by a range of governments to comply with surveillance requirements. Votes: 0

In the United States, there hasn't been much legislative change on the surveillance issue, although there are some tepid proposals. Votes: 0

The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge. Votes: 0

You can't assume any place you go is private because the means of surveillance are becoming so affordable and so invisible. Votes: 0

A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease. Votes: 0

A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease. Votes: 0

If we don't do anything, if we go along with the status quo, we are going to have a mass surveillance world. Votes: 0

It seems to limit you; when you're working in an office, you're a creature in a small cell under somebody's supervision and surveillance. Votes: 0

I have been placed under surveillance, and I can't take a step without it being known to the Polish minister of internal affairs. Votes: 0

I don't think there's anything, any threat out there today that anyone can point to, that justifies placing an entire population under mass surveillance. Votes: 0

Yes, you are under surveillance. Yes, it is odious. Yes, it should bother you. And yes, it's hard to know how to avoid it. Votes: 0

By "trampling upon the helpless abroad" with unchecked surveillance, Americans have learned, "by a natural process, to endure with apathy the like at home." Votes: 0

We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards Votes: 0

The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate. Votes: 0

The Internet is the most liberating tool for humanity ever invented, and also the best for surveillance. It's not one or the other. It's both. Votes: 0

The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world. Votes: 0

Society develops a type of self-censorship, with the knowledge that surveillance exists - a self-censorship that is even expressed when people communicate with each other privately. Votes: 0

It's becoming less and less the National Security Agency and more and more the national surveillance agency. It's gaining more offensive powers with each passing year. Votes: 0

The Orwellian vision was about state-sponsored surveillance. Now it's not just the state, it's your nosy neighbor, your ex-spouse and people who want to spam you. Votes: 0

We have to argue forcefully and demand that the government recognise that these programmes do not prevent - mass surveillance does not prevent acts of terrorism. Votes: 0

When we think in the context of the last decade's infringements upon personal liberty and the last year's revelations, it's not about surveillance. It's about liberty. Votes: 0

[Bill] Binney designed ThinThread, an NSA program that used encryption to try to make mass surveillance less objectionable. It would still have been unlawful and unconstitutional. Votes: 0

Can a president who’s presided over, and possibly encouraged, Chinese-style surveillance of The Land of the Free honestly expect to serve out his full term? Votes: 0

There's been spying for years, there's been surveillance for years, and so forth, I'm not going to pass judgement on that, it's the nature of our society. Votes: 0

To permit surveillance to take root on the Internet would mean subjecting virtually all forms of human interaction, planning, and even thought itself to comprehensive state examination. Votes: 0

The surveillance state has run amok. Technology that's enabled us to send selfies 24/7 - not that valuable - has also enabled us to be spied upon us 24/7. Votes: 0

Congress must go further to protect the right to privacy, to end the NSA's dragnet surveillance of ordinary Americans, to make the intelligence community more transparent and accountable. Votes: 0

Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century. Votes: 0

To those in the executive branch who say 'just trust us' when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, 'Remember your history.' Votes: 0

Republicans don't want to shrink government. They want more and more military, more and more surveillance. They'd like to have the government banning gay marriage and so forth. Votes: 0

On March 12, 2004, acting attorney general James B. Comey and the Justice Department's top leadership reached the brink of resignation over electronic surveillance orders that they believed to be illegal. Votes: 0

As digital communications have multiplied, and NSA capabilities with them, the agency has shifted resources from surveillance of individual targets to the acquisition of communications on a planetary scale. Votes: 0

U.S. surveillance of Pakistan extends far beyond its nuclear program. There are several references in the black budget to expanding U.S. scrutiny of chemical and biological laboratories. Votes: 0

Well, all these stars have their houses swept quite regularly by people who work in the surveillance security business. They come in and they look for bugs and things. Votes: 0

One of the foremost activities of the NSA's FAD, or Foreign Affairs Division, is to pressure or incentivize EU member states to change their laws to enable mass surveillance. Votes: 0

What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know I happen to have a lot of. Votes: 0

The New York Police Department says Iran has conducted surveillance inside New York City. They say Iranian operatives are using special mobile surveillance units. I believe they're called taxi cabs. Votes: 0

I learned early to keep death in my line of sight, keep it under surveillance, keep it on cleared ground and away from any brush where it might coil unnoticed. Votes: 0

Bounty hunters these days - because everything is so sophisticated with computers and surveillance, it doesn't have to be a one-man-army-type guy who goes in and kicks a door down. Votes: 0

We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong. Votes: 0

We have to recognise that rights are being violated. The United Nations actually filed a report that found that that was the case, that mass surveillance is a violation of rights. Votes: 0

We have to call mass surveillance mass surveillance. We can't let governments around the world redefine, and sort of weasel their way out of it by saying this is bulk collection. Votes: 0

So we are being systematically trained to fear this false 'rising crime' tide. This is all part of a system to lock up more people, and impose more control and surveillance. Votes: 0

Moreover, it is clear that the era of the information bomb, the era of aerial warfare, the era of the RMA and global surveillance is also the era of the integral accident. Votes: 0

In America, you have the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. You've got drones now being considered for domestic surveillance. You have the National Security Agency building the world's giantest spy center. Votes: 0

Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet while we have reformed this one program, many others remain. Votes: 0

I worked with the March of Dimes to enact legislation for a national birth defects prevention program to provide surveillance, research and preventive services aimed at reducing the rate of birth defects. Votes: 0

Accusations fit on Greenwald really sounds like he's against all surveillance unless you can find a guy with the Al Qaeda card, wearing an Al Qaeda baseball cap, an Al Qaeda uniform. Votes: 0

The historical legacies of resistance to racism, militarism, privatization and panoptical surveillance have long been forgotten and made invisible in the current assumption that Americans now live in a democratic, post-racial society. Votes: 0

It's fascinating to see how things have changed. Basically, every time the US government gets off the soapbox of the Sunday-morning talk shows, the average American's support for the surveillance revelations grows. Votes: 0

We must, therefore, quit our roles as jailers and instead take care to prepare an environment in which we do as little as possible to exhaust the child with our surveillance and instruction Votes: 0

We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is if we make ourselves as unthreatning, passive, and compliant as possible. Votes: 0

There is no better illustration of that crisis than the fact that the president is openly violating our nation's laws by authorizing the NSA to engage in warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens. Votes: 0

Incidentally, our railroad facilities are under video surveillance by the federal police. However, the federal and state governments will have to determine whether video surveillance shouldn't be significantly expanded to a certain degree. Votes: 0

Who wants to be a hundred? What's the point of it? A short life and a merry one is far better than a long one sustained by fear, caution, and perpetual medical surveillance. Votes: 0

For those who believe executive branch officials will voluntarily interpret their surveillance authorities with restraint, I believe it is more likely that I will achieve my life-long dream of playing in the NBA. Votes: 0

There is not much of a bureaucratic leap, if history is any guide, between a seemingly benign call for 'continuous situational awareness' and the onset of a covert and illegal campaign of domestic surveillance. Votes: 0

Do you have someone watching her house?" (Stephanie) "That kind of surveillance only happens in the movies. We're so underbudgeted we're one step away from holding bake sales to pay for toilet paper. (Morelli) Votes: 0

I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device. Votes: 0

Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to defend most of his surveillance, interrogation and counterterrorism policies against his critics. Votes: 0

Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to defend most of his surveillance, interrogation and counterterrorism policies against his critics. Votes: 0

These anti-public intellectuals are part of a disimagination machine that solidifies the power of the rich and the structures of the military-industrial-surveillance-academic complex by presenting the ideologies, institutions and relations of the powerful as commonsense. Votes: 0