No place to hide

Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state

288 pages

English language

Published May 8, 2015 by Signal, Mcclelland & Stewart.

ISBN:
978-0-7710-3683-5
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OCLC Number:
922010294

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Glenn Greenwald's No Place to Hide is the story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history. In June 2013, reporter and political commentator Glenn Greenwald published a series of reports in the Guardian which rocked the world. The reports revealed shocking truths about the extent to which the National Security Agency had been gathering information about US citizens and intercepting communication worldwide, and were based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden to Greenwald. Including new revelations from documents entrusted to Greenwald by Snowden, this essential book tells the story of Snowden and the NSA and examines the far-reaching consequences of the government's surveillance program, both in the US and abroad. "The first thing I do when I turn on the computer in the morning is go to Glenn Greenwald's blog. He is truly one of our greatest writers right now". (Michael …

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Review of 'No Place to Hide' on 'Goodreads'

Note: I have not watched the movie yet.

Since I am in the information security industry (which is different from the intelligence industry), this was not as eye opening as it would be for others. However, the author was very successful on two fronts.

First off, I really enjoyed the sections of the books that were retelling the events leading up to and after the initial leaks. This is what I was seeking by reading this book. I wanted the personal story of this historical event, and the author gets a B+ here. I was hoping for a bit more drama.

Secondly, this book rekindled my libertarian inclinations and left me looking for ways to fight the "man". I feel strongly that eventually history will show the US as the great aggressor, the big evil country, and tops the list as the worst at human rights, civil rights, police state, …

Subjects

  • Leaks (Disclosure of information)
  • Whistle blowing
  • Electronic surveillance
  • United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service
  • United States

Places

  • United States