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Feb. 12, 2015 -- Speaking at Lincoln Labs' Reboot Congress conference Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) vowed to continue to be "a big thorn in the side of big government who wants to invade your privacy."  Michael Arrington, founder and former co-editor of the TechCruch blog interviewed Paul and the two discussed a range of topics including the Patriot Act and privacy, vaccines, Net neutrality and interest rates..  "Don't look to government, look to yourselves," said Paul.  "I'm pessimistic about government; I'm optimistic about what people can do outside of government," Paul stated.  Asked about a possible presidential run, Paul said, "Maybe."  Elaborating, he said he is "thinking very strongly about it."  He said he is assessing whether he has a chance, whether his message is resonating, as well as family considerations and will decide in March-April.  Arrington said it seems to him that in America today rural Republicans/conservatives and urban Democrats/liberals are not talking to each other; he asked whether Paul thought he could bridge that gap.  Paul noted that last year he had spoken on privacy at CPAC and had delivered a similar message at Berkeley, and was received well in bother appearances.  He suggested there might be a "leave me alone coalition."