Heather Brooke Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Unwarranted search and seizure by the government officials was unacceptable to the American revolutionaries. Shouldn't it be unacceptable in the digital age, too?”

“The monarchy is a part of the state. It exists to serve the people.”

“In whose interest is it to hype up the collapse of the Internet from a DDoS attack? Why, the people who provide cyber security services, of course.”

“Parliamentarians certainly know how to do bad public relations.”

“Britain's legal structure is basically the same as in feudal times: laws are written for the elite.”

“I know people don't like America very much, but the one thing it's very good on is local government.”

“Diplomacy has always involved dinners with ruling elites, backroom deals and clandestine meetings. Now, in the digital age, the reports of all those parties and patrician chats can be collected in one enormous database. And once collected in digital form, it becomes very easy for them to be shared.”

“When I came to Britain I was in awe of the British press, afraid of them. But they're not as ferocious as people think. In some instances they are, but when it comes to taking on power they're really deferential.”

“I trained as a journalist in America where paying sources is frowned upon. Now I work in the U.K. where there is a more flexible attitude.”

“Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three.”