Evgeny Morozov Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Calling China's online censorship system a 'Great Firewall' is increasingly trendy, but misleading. All walls, being the creation of engineers, can be breached with the right tools.”

“A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.”

“The idea that the Internet favors the oppressed rather than the oppressor is marred by what I call cyber-utopianism: a naive belief in the emancipatory nature of online communication that rests on a stubborn refusal to admit its downside.”

“The Internet has made it much more effective and cheaper to spread propaganda.”

“In addition to their 'do no evil' motto, Googlers have always been guided by another, much less explicit philosophy: 'computational arrogance.'”

“Mobile phones are one of the most insecure devices that were ever available, so they're very easy to trace; they're very easy to tap.”

“This marketization of personal information is a big mistake.”

“You know, anyone who wears glasses, in one sense or another, is a cyborg.”

“Creative experimentation propels our culture forward. That our stories of innovation tend to glorify the breakthroughs and edit out all the experimental mistakes doesn't mean that mistakes play a trivial role. As any artist or scientist knows, without some protected, even sacred space for mistakes, innovation would cease.”

“I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.”