No Place to Hide

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Published Dec. 9, 2014 by Brilliance Audio.

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978-1-5012-1552-0
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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.

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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, …