Top 430 Privacy Quotes

I don’t want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.
Stephen Hawking
People watch me, waiting for me to slip up, so my privacy has gone – but that’s a price you pay.
Samantha Mumba
The stakes in the encryption debate are high, with significant consequences for personal privacy, the U.S. private sector, and our national security.
Ted Lieu
I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called ‘vices’, to be free of intruders, and to privacy.
Bram Cohen
In terms of security and privacy, what people care about the most is the privacy of their messages.
Jan Koum
Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.
Marlon Brando
While the Census Bureau already has a legal obligation to keep people’s information confidential, we all know that in an age of cyber attacks and computer hacking that ensuring people’s privacy can be difficult.
Jeff Duncan
Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago

Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago, there has been tremendous public debate about its breadth and implications on due process and privacy.
Howard Berman
My take is, privacy is precious. I think privacy is the last true luxury. To be able to live your life as you choose without having everyone comment on it or know about.
Valerie Plame
In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?
Al Gore
The companies that do the best job on managing a user’s privacy will be the companies that ultimately are the most successful.
Fred Wilson
Regarding social media, I really don’t understand what appears to be the general population’s lack of concern over privacy issues in publicizing their entire lives on the Internet for others to see to such an extent… but hey it’s them, not me, so whatever.
Axl Rose
These displays of affection mean a lot to our family and are a reminder of the heart that my people have. In this time of grief we ask for a little privacy and space to digest this news; our sister was our sun and we are broken by her departure.
Amaury Nolasco
I must admit, the constant invasion of privacy was becoming a real concern. I’ve been asked for autographs while I’ve been doing laps in the pool and even in the toilet!
Rick Astley
I am not a fan of Facebook or Twitter. They both allow too much information to be available and they make privacy a thing of the past.
Kirsty Gallacher
I treasure my privacy.
Wendy Williams
When you’re as tall as I am, you have no public privacy. People are constantly coming up and talking to you. Constantly. You have one of two ways to go: you engage with people, or you become really bitter. I choose to engage.
Mark Bradford
Back in the 1980s, the ‘News of the World’ had specialised in digging into the privacy of criminals. In the 1990s, enriched by the excavation of Princess Diana’s volatile life, they had widened their work to mine the activities of any celebrity, any public figure.
Nick Davies
I don’t know if the European Union contributes a great deal to espionage. At the union level, they talk about commerce and privacy. But to keep citizens safe, that remains a responsibility back in national capitals.
Michael Hayden
It’s the interviewee’s job to know that his privacy is going to be invaded on some level. Otherwise, you are better off not doing the interview.
John Travolta
Americans’ information independence is under attack, whether it’s the repeal of net neutrality or the repeal of broadband privacy protections.
Jared Polis
I wouldn’t say I’m a shy person, but I like my privacy.
Cameron Britton
I hadn’t thought about that before, this passionate following, with fan fiction and artwork. At first it felt like an invasion of privacy, but then I realized it’s nice that the character can be shared.
Alycia Debnam-Carey
I want to maintain the privacy and remain low-profile.
Fala Chen
Sometimes I feel it would be nice to have a bit more privacy.
Zoe Sugg
Google, Facebook, and other consumer web companies violate our privacy. But that’s only because they have an ad-based business model. They can only make money by selling your data – and degrading the product experience with ads.
Jose Ferreira
I have no privacy anymore.
Felix Baumgartner
I respect people’s privacy.
Alexander Gilkes
When you run for president, and become president, they just rip you apart. Every facade of privacy that you have is gone. I think everybody believes that, to some extent, you can maintain privacy. And I think in the end, everybody gets proven wrong.
James Carville
The user in China wants the same thing that any Internet user wants – privacy in conversations, maximum access to information, and the ability to speak their minds online.
Rebecca MacKinnon
I’ve never sought the spotlight. Though I’m coming out to the world, I intend to guard my privacy.
Jason Collins
Surveillance legislation fit for the 21st century, which strikes the right balance between privacy, security and democracy is a prize worth fighting for, and Labour will work constructively with the government to achieve it.
Keir Starmer
Everything is accessible to everyone all the time, and I think there are wondrous things to treasure with what the Internet has made available to journalists. But I think it’s also had some effects that are less pleasant. It has chipped away at a sense of privacy and secrecy.
Bill Keller
I sort of came from a big family – eight kids – and I guess I always, more than most people, really revel in privacy and solitude sometimes.
John Curran