“Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots...” — Whitfield Diffie Quote

Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.

Intellectual work is essentially a lonely process, and if you can find a way of doing something so that you're in company without being disturbed, that, for me, is the critical thing. I often get to feel isolated so often if I'm sitting either where there aren't people or isn't a view.

We have experienced an utter explosion in investigative techniques. Walk the streets, look at the cameras! They are now recognising people automatically from photos; we have DNA fingerprinting, infrascan photos that can identify you from the veins in your face.

One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certain self-importance.

The problem of end-to-end encryption isn't just a terrorism issue.

While encryption protects against cyberattacks, deploying it in warrant-proof form jeopardizes public safety more generally.

You know the interesting thing about encryption is that it cannot be secure just for some people.

You don't need to be a spook to care about encryption. If you travel with your computer or keep it in a place where other people can put their hands on it, you're vulnerable.

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.