In America, you have the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. You've got drones now being considered for domestic surveillance. You have the National Security Agency building the world's giantest spy center. - Heather Brooke 1 Share Now -
The hacker community may be small, but it possesses the skills that are driving the global economies of the future. - Heather Brooke 2 Share Now -
There's not a self-regulating group of nice fair-playing people in politics. There are a lot of dodgy people in politics. - Heather Brooke 3 Share Now -
CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public domain about the costs, quantity and effectiveness of surveillance. - Heather Brooke 4 Share Now -
When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics. - Heather Brooke 5 Share Now -
Britain's legal structure is basically the same as in feudal times: laws are written for the elite. - Heather Brooke 6 Share Now -
It used to cost money to disclose and distribute information. In the digital age it costs money not to. - Heather Brooke 7 Share Now -
I trained as a journalist in America where paying sources is frowned upon. Now I work in the U.K. where there is a more flexible attitude. - Heather Brooke 8 Share Now -