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Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email. The result would be an unprecedented system of mass surveillance with the ability to pry into the private lives of every person on earth. Six years later, Snowden reveals for the very first time how he helped to build this system and why he was moved to expose it.
Spanning the bucolic Beltway suburbs of his childhood and the clandestine CIA and NSA postings of his adulthood, Permanent Record is the extraordinary account of a bright young man who grew up online—a man who became a spy, a whistleblower, and, in exile, the Internet’s conscience. Written with wit, grace, passion, and an unflinching candor, Permanent Record is a crucial memoir of our digital age and destined to be a classic.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B07STQPGH6
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : September 17, 2019
Language : English
File size : 2.8 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 328 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1250237248
Page Flip : Enabled
Grade level : 8 – 12
Customers say
Customers find the book insightful and well-written, with one noting how the technical parts are explained generally enough. Moreover, the story is engaging, particularly getting exciting near the end, and customers appreciate the author’s courage and personal candor. Additionally, the book receives positive feedback for its coverage of privacy and security topics. However, the pacing receives mixed reviews, with some finding it fast-paced while others say it starts slow.
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