Steve Wozniak: This is Not My America

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Posted June 17, 2013 at 1:29pm by iClarified Staff

Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder has shared his disappointment in regards to the recent NSA privacy scandal. Spanish language tech site FayerWayer rain into Woz at the airport and asked him how he felt about the NSA.

All these things that talk about the Constitution that made us so good as people, they're kind of nothing. They all dissolved with the Patriot Act. There's not even a free open court anymore

Woz then compared America to Russia, stating "We're getting more and more like that."

In essence, Woz's entire view of America has shifted dramatically because of these recent revelations. In fact, Woz believed that Americans had clear rights, but that is no longer the case as he compared the government's behavior to a king.

"That's what a king does. A king just goes out, has anyone rounded up, killed, puts them in prison."

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Tony - June 19, 2013 at 6:45pm

In this technological world we live, needs to be controlled, when someone has nothing to hide, you should not fear!.

PReaper - June 19, 2013 at 12:38pm

Why move to Russia when he can wait another year and live in New Russia on the same addres he lives on right now? ;)

giantJELLYFISH - June 19, 2013 at 7:03am

Gosh, America's really going down the toilet with their citizens getting so paranoid.

Saul - June 18, 2013 at 2:42am

Everything he said is true the government monitors everything we do on the Internet. Cell phones, computers, laptops, ect. So yeah next be careful what you search or do because you now who's watching.

Camfella - June 17, 2013 at 7:27pm

I don't trust someone as nervous as Woz, did you see him fidgeting and rubbing his hair? He's not wise.

Mr. Mister - June 17, 2013 at 4:29pm

This is what the Patriot Act entails. Thanks Bush Jr. for our privacy stripping.!

DavidG - June 17, 2013 at 3:17pm

Juan speak of for yourself. I too come from Latin American originally but this is America as well. It is both a country and a continent. Such as Brasil and Brasilia. Mexico the country and Mexico City to which everyone just calls Mexico as well. Now lets to back to technology as we should. This is THE AMERICA.

unixes - June 17, 2013 at 6:09pm

In Europe , if you're talking about America , everybody knows it's about USA and not about a latino country. I noticed many south americans are from ''America'' and not from Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, etc etc. Weird that you'll never see a canadian saying he's from America, not even from North America. I think it's about being proud or ashamed about your born country... Anyway, Brazil it's not in America. It's in South America.

Jj - June 17, 2013 at 11:40pm

That depends because at least in what I've been taught there is no difference between south and north america as it isn't divided by anything.

DavidG - June 17, 2013 at 3:14pm

Unless you're a terrorist or into something against the law then there is nothing to worry about. I'm sure my stuff would put them to sleep. I don't mind and we should evolve as the country needs. After all, that is also constitutional, yes the very same constitution that we can adjust certain things to keep us a safe and free country. Long live the USA.

iH85CH001 - June 17, 2013 at 2:09pm

Well, Woz is a smart guy. I agree.