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The Resource How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft, Edward Jay Epstein

How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft, Edward Jay Epstein

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  • Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become
  • "A groundbreaking, compelling investigation that convincingly challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker-turned-avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable our national security systems have become. In the wake of the scandal that emerged after details of American government surveillance were made public by WikiLeaks in 2013, Edward Snowden, formerly an employee of an outside contractor at the NSA facility in Hawaii, became the controversial center of an international conversation about the limits of power and privacy. Had the U.S. government overstepped important boundaries in its anti-terrorism efforts? Was Snowden's theft of information legitimized by the nature of the secrets being kept from the American people? We learn in How America Lost Its Secrets that Snowden stole a great deal more than documents relating to domestic surveillance. He also stole secret documents from the NSA, the CIA, the Department of Defense, and the British cipher service revealing the sources and methods they employed in their monitoring of adversaries. He then transported these state secrets to an adversary country, Russia, without authorization. Which raises the question: Who is Edward Snowden--hero, traitor, whistle-blower, spy? Edward Jay Epstein brings a lifetime of journalistic and investigative acumen to bear on this question and more. Retracing Snowden's steps from disgruntled tech worker to international notoriety, he seeks to understand both how we lost our secrets and the man who took them. Along the way, we discover Snowden's sometimes troubling pseudonymous writing on the Internet, as well as aspects of his private and public life previously elided. We see that by outsourcing parts of our own security apparatus to private companies in order to save money, the government has made classified information far more vulnerable to theft and misuse. Snowden, working for one of these private companies, ultimately sought employment precisely where he could most easily gain access to the most sensitive classified information. He claims to have acted to serve his country, but in his new home, Moscow, he is treated as a prized intelligence asset in the new Cold War. With unerring insight, meticulous reporting, and the pacing of a thriller writer, Epstein follows the Snowden trail across the globe, unearthing revelations that shed a whole new light on one of the most controversial and fascinating events of the new millennium."--Dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition
Extent
x, 350 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Snowden's trail : Hong Kong, 2014
  • Snowden's arc. Tinker ; Secret agent ; Contractor ; Thief ; Crossing the Rubicon ; Hacktivist ; String puller ; Raider of the inner sanctum ; Escape artist ; Whistle-blower ; Enter Assange ; Fugitive
  • The intelligence crisis. The great divide ; The crime scene investigation ; Did Snowden act alone? ; The question of when ; The keys to the kingdom are missing ; The unheeded warning
  • The game of nations. The rise of the NSA ; The NSA's back door ; The Russians are coming ; The Chinese puzzle ; A single point of failure
  • Moscow calling. Off to Moscow ; Through the looking glass ; The handler
  • Conclusions : walking the cat back. Snowden's choices ; The espionage source ; The "war on terror" after Snowden
  • The Snowden effect
Isbn
9780451494566
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Label
How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft
Title
How America lost its secrets
Title remainder
Edward Snowden, the man and the theft
Statement of responsibility
Edward Jay Epstein
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become
  • "A groundbreaking, compelling investigation that convincingly challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker-turned-avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable our national security systems have become. In the wake of the scandal that emerged after details of American government surveillance were made public by WikiLeaks in 2013, Edward Snowden, formerly an employee of an outside contractor at the NSA facility in Hawaii, became the controversial center of an international conversation about the limits of power and privacy. Had the U.S. government overstepped important boundaries in its anti-terrorism efforts? Was Snowden's theft of information legitimized by the nature of the secrets being kept from the American people? We learn in How America Lost Its Secrets that Snowden stole a great deal more than documents relating to domestic surveillance. He also stole secret documents from the NSA, the CIA, the Department of Defense, and the British cipher service revealing the sources and methods they employed in their monitoring of adversaries. He then transported these state secrets to an adversary country, Russia, without authorization. Which raises the question: Who is Edward Snowden--hero, traitor, whistle-blower, spy? Edward Jay Epstein brings a lifetime of journalistic and investigative acumen to bear on this question and more. Retracing Snowden's steps from disgruntled tech worker to international notoriety, he seeks to understand both how we lost our secrets and the man who took them. Along the way, we discover Snowden's sometimes troubling pseudonymous writing on the Internet, as well as aspects of his private and public life previously elided. We see that by outsourcing parts of our own security apparatus to private companies in order to save money, the government has made classified information far more vulnerable to theft and misuse. Snowden, working for one of these private companies, ultimately sought employment precisely where he could most easily gain access to the most sensitive classified information. He claims to have acted to serve his country, but in his new home, Moscow, he is treated as a prized intelligence asset in the new Cold War. With unerring insight, meticulous reporting, and the pacing of a thriller writer, Epstein follows the Snowden trail across the globe, unearthing revelations that shed a whole new light on one of the most controversial and fascinating events of the new millennium."--Dust jacket
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contains biographical information
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1935-
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Epstein, Edward Jay
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Snowden, Edward J
  • United States
  • Leaks (Disclosure of information)
  • Electronic surveillance
  • Whistle blowing
  • Electronic surveillance
  • Leaks (Disclosure of information)
  • Whistle blowing
  • United States
  • Snowden, Edward J
  • United States
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How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft, Edward Jay Epstein
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Snowden's trail : Hong Kong, 2014 -- Snowden's arc. Tinker ; Secret agent ; Contractor ; Thief ; Crossing the Rubicon ; Hacktivist ; String puller ; Raider of the inner sanctum ; Escape artist ; Whistle-blower ; Enter Assange ; Fugitive -- The intelligence crisis. The great divide ; The crime scene investigation ; Did Snowden act alone? ; The question of when ; The keys to the kingdom are missing ; The unheeded warning -- The game of nations. The rise of the NSA ; The NSA's back door ; The Russians are coming ; The Chinese puzzle ; A single point of failure -- Moscow calling. Off to Moscow ; Through the looking glass ; The handler -- Conclusions : walking the cat back. Snowden's choices ; The espionage source ; The "war on terror" after Snowden -- The Snowden effect
Control code
952546865
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition
Extent
x, 350 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780451494566
Lccn
2016026940
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)952546865
Label
How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft, Edward Jay Epstein
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Snowden's trail : Hong Kong, 2014 -- Snowden's arc. Tinker ; Secret agent ; Contractor ; Thief ; Crossing the Rubicon ; Hacktivist ; String puller ; Raider of the inner sanctum ; Escape artist ; Whistle-blower ; Enter Assange ; Fugitive -- The intelligence crisis. The great divide ; The crime scene investigation ; Did Snowden act alone? ; The question of when ; The keys to the kingdom are missing ; The unheeded warning -- The game of nations. The rise of the NSA ; The NSA's back door ; The Russians are coming ; The Chinese puzzle ; A single point of failure -- Moscow calling. Off to Moscow ; Through the looking glass ; The handler -- Conclusions : walking the cat back. Snowden's choices ; The espionage source ; The "war on terror" after Snowden -- The Snowden effect
Control code
952546865
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition
Extent
x, 350 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780451494566
Lccn
2016026940
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)952546865

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