03186cam a2200493 i 4500 119011 20230404125850.0 140224s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng 18043632 2014003457 9780804173520 (paperback) 9780804173537 (eBook) DLC eng DLC rda pcc n-us--- 002 JF 1525 H263s 2014 327.12730092 POL012000 BIO010000 TRU001000 bisacsh Harding, Luke, 1968- The Snowden files : the inside story of the world's most wanted man / Luke Harding. First Vintage Books Edition. New York : Vintage Books, A Division of Random House LLC, 2014. 346 pages ; 21 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "Originally published in Great Britain by Guardian Books, London, and Faber and Faber Ltd., London, in 2014." "IT BEGAN WITH A TANTALIZING, ANONYMOUS EMAIL: "I AM A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY." What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one extraordinary man. Edward Snowden was a 29-year-old computer genius working for the National Security Agency when he shocked the world by exposing the near-universal mass surveillance programs of the United States government. His whistleblowing has shaken the leaders of nations worldwide, and generated a passionate public debate on the dangers of global monitoring and the threat to individual privacy. In a tour de force of investigative journalism that reads like a spy novel, award-winning Guardian reporter Luke Harding tells Snowden's astonishing story--from the day he left his glamorous girlfriend in Honolulu carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks of his secret-spilling in Hong Kong, to his battle for asylum and his exile in Moscow. For the first time, Harding brings together the many sources and strands of the story--touching on everything from concerns about domestic spying to the complicity of the tech sector--while also placing us in the room with Edward Snowden himself. The result is a gripping insider narrative--and a necessary and timely account of what is at stake for all of us in the new digital age"-- Provided by publisher. "The story of Edward Snowden and his shocking surveillance revelations"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Snowden, Edward J., 1983- United States. National Security Agency. 20150300 Denuncia de irregularidades Estados Unidos. Vigilancia electrónica Estados Unidos. Whistle blowing United States. Leaks (Disclosure of information) United States. Domestic intelligence United States. Electronic surveillance United States. Computer crimes United States. Cover image 9780804173520.jpg lcc bk JaaM 6268 6268 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 JF 1525 H263s 2014 00000110115 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk