Al Franken Quotes About Privacy

Quotes about: Privacy

• When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government. They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.

  Al Franken

  Growing Up, Government, Talking

  "Privacy and civil liberties in the digital age" by Al Franken, www.wired.com. March 2, 2012.

• Google's screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple's does. But it's not a complete list, and people aren't aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.

  Al Franken

  Party, Apples, People

• The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we're getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.

  Al Franken

  Knowing, America, Government

  "We need transparency on domestic surveillance" by Al Franken, www.cnn.com. July 23, 2013.

• The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. The Freedom of Information Act doesn't apply to Silicon Valley. And you can't impeach Google if it breaks its 'Don't be evil' campaign pledge.

  Al Franken

  Rights, Government, Years

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