Hayden : « He says some nations leveraging this to change Web 's governance , control citizens . He says this would let them subvert `` free expression '' on the Web , counter to its nature . Hayden : If `` splinternet '' happens , U.S. will have helped cause it with `` sins '' real , imagined .
Hayden : Snowden revelations raised questions about data collection , surveillance . He says some nations leveraging this to change Web 's governance , control citizens . He says this would let them subvert `` free expression '' on the Web , counter to its nature . Hayden : If `` splinternet '' happens , U.S. will have helped cause it with `` sins '' real , imagined .