Security quotes of the week

Math denial – the belief that cryptographers are nefariously keeping all the cool stuff under wraps – is an idea with some powerful backers. One form of math denial is the belief in the ability to make computers that prevent copyright infringement.

Computers only ever work by making copies: restricting copying on the internet is like restricting wetness in water. Nevertheless, big corporations with hawk-eyed activist investors get away with buying “digital rights management” technologies that purport to prevent unauthorized copying.

Spying on foreign leaders is exactly what I expect the NSA to do. It's spying on the rest of the world that I have a problem with.