Robert Cairns

“Are you saying tech companies actively want an insecure Internet?” I said. “They want it to be secure from hackers,” replied Damon, “but they don’t want consumers to be secure from them. They hardwire back doors to update and modify software remotely—it’s a fundamental security risk they purposely create.”
― Matthew Mather, CyberStorm

“More and more of our lives are moving into cyberspace, and we need to preserve what we have in the physical world as we move into the cyberworld. A perfectly secure Internet implies a trail of information somewhere, always tracking what you’re doing.”
― Matthew Mather, CyberStorm

“You might think you want a secure Internet, but you really don’t, and that’s part of what makes this possible. In the end, a really secure Internet isn’t in the interest of the general public or software producers.” “Why wouldn’t consumers want a secure Internet?” “Because a truly secure Internet wouldn’t serve a common interest in freedom.”
― Matthew Mather, CyberStorm

“their responsibility.” “Isn’t it the military’s job to protect us?” “In theory, yes, a nation’s military is supposed to protect its citizens and industry from other nations—establish a border and then protect it—but that doesn’t work anymore. Borders are difficult to define in cyberspace.” Rory took a deep breath. “Where the government and military used to be responsible for protecting a factory from attack by foreign national governments, now they’re asking private industry to take over that responsibility in cyberspace.” He shrugged. “But who’s going to pay for it? And can a private company really protect itself from a hostile nation? Can we as private citizens act as our own armed forces? And what happens when corporations are as powerful as nations?”
― Matthew Mather, CyberStorm