If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don't have to think, you just have to get more information - gets very dangerous.
If we live in a world where information drives what we do, the information we get becomes the most important thing. The person who chooses that information has power.
Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
It's a genuine dilemma for governments, deciding how much information to share in this threat-filled era.
In the Internet age, it is inevitable that corporations and government agencies will have access to detailed information about people's lives.
I think if we're going to live in this - in this world - in this technological world where information can be disseminated so quickly, we have to be serious and take firm, strong action against those who are putting American lives at risk. Because this will put people's lives at risk.
The thing about information is that information is more valuable when people know it. There's an exception for business information and super timely information, but in all other cases, ideas that spread win.
Risk will always be a part of life. It's how we recognize this and deal with it that matters.
I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.