"I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both."

John Poindexter, American Public Servant

Technology, Ability, Privacy, Security

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"I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both."

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"You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiments. If you don't get failures, you're not pushing hard enough on the objectives."

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"I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor."

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