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OverviewEdward 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward SnowdenPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.438kg ISBN: 9781529035667ISBN 10: 152903566 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 17 September 2019 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThriller plot * London Review of Books * A very significant figure in the history of intelligence * Sunday Times * Well-written * The Economist * Full of surprises . . . A deeply reluctant whistleblower . . . he deserves our thanks * The Nation * Gripping * Washington Post * A riveting account . . . Reads like a literary thriller * New York Times * The world's most famous whistleblower * Guardian * His disclosures of mass surveillance and bulk collection of personal information are as relevant now as they were in 2013 * Guardian * Riveting, pacy * Financial Times * Riveting, pacy * Financial Times * The world's most famous whistleblower * Guardian * Fascinating * Observer * A riveting account . . . Reads like a literary thriller * New York Times * Gripping * Washington Post * His disclosures of mass surveillance and bulk collection of personal information are as relevant now as they were in 2013 * Guardian * Full of surprises . . . A deeply reluctant whistleblower . . . he deserves our thanks * The Nation * Well-written * The Economist * A very significant figure in the history of intelligence * Sunday Times * Thriller plot * London Review of Books * A thoughtful and elegantly written book -- Steven Poole, <i>New Statesmen</i> Author InformationAuthor Website: https://twitter.com/snowdenEdward Snowden was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and grew up in the shadow of Fort Meade. A systems engineer by training, he served as an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, and worked as a contractor for the National Security Agency. He has received numerous awards for his public service, including the Right Livelihood Award, the German Whistleblower Prize, the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, and the Carl von Ossietzky Medal from the International League of Human Rights. Currently, he serves as president of the board of directors of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Tab Content 6Author Website: https://twitter.com/snowdenCountries AvailableAll regions |
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