# Laurie Anderson Is Quoting Me

> Source: <https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/laurie-anderson-is-quoting-me.html>
> Published: 2026-05-19 11:00:01+00:00

Not by name, but Laurie Anderson quotes me in one of the tracks of her new album:
My favorite quote is from a cryptologist who said “If you think technology will solve your problems, you don’t understand technology and you don’t understand your problems.”
Also in interviews:
“Of course, it’s ridiculous, outrageous, blah, blah, blah,” Anderson says about the ad. ‘But, I mean, my favorite quote on this is from a cryptologist who said, ‘If you think technology will solve your problems, you don’t understand technology and you don’t understand your problems.’ And I think I’m completely on board with that.”...