Mitch Kapor, in 1993:

Life in cyberspace seems to be shaping up exactly like Thomas Jefferson would have wanted.

Michael Mann:

We're swimming around in it, and everything is totally porous, vulnerable and accessible. And if it hasn't been targeted, that's only because somebody hasn't bothered to yet.

Steven Levy:

Probably every secret we express on the Internet -- and some secrets we don't --  is prone to exposure.

Hans de Zwart:

If your child is ignoring your calls and doesn't reply to your texts, you can use the 'Ignore no more' app. It will lock your child's phone until they call you back. This clearly shows that most surveillance is about control. Control is the reason why we take pleasure in surveilling ourselves more and more.

Robert Graham:

They aren't in the business of protection but control.

Alina Simone:

Welcome to the new ransomware economy, where hackers have a reputation to consider.

Hans de Zwart:

At a micro-level we are all Disney. The market for tracking devices for children and pets is exploding.

Dr. Laura Elizabeth Pinto and Dr. Selena Nemorin:

What is troubling is what The Elf on the Shelf represents and normalizes: anecdotal evidence reveals that children perform an identity that is not only for caretakers, but for an external authority (The Elf on the Shelf), similar to the dynamic between citizen and authority in the context of the surveillance state. By inviting The Elf on the Shelf simultaneously into their play-world and real lives, children are taught to accept or even seek out external observation of their actions outside of their caregivers and familial structures. When parents and teachers bring The Elf on the Shelf into homes and classrooms, are they preparing a generation of children to accept, not question, increasingly intrusive (albeit whimsically packaged) modes of surveillance?

Esther Perel:

When there is nothing left to hide, there is nothing left to seek.

Andrew Leonard:

The "full-disclosure future" is upon us. What happens to privacy when "wellness" becomes a condition of your employment?