Here I focus on insights especially relevant to whistleblowers. It is an engaging account, from his description of his upbringing to how he collected information about NSA surveillance. Permanent Record is Snowden’s autobiography. He became a fugitive and ended up in Russia, where he has lived ever since. After a few days, Snowden went public about his identity. Their stories were front-page news around the world for weeks. In 2013, he leaked a vast collection of information about NSA surveillance to journalists. He discovered that the NSA was involved in a massive programme of collecting electronic information about US citizens, in violation of the US Constitution. Due to his technical skills, Snowden rose rapidly to high positions in handling the agencies’ computer systems. The CIA and NSA are the two largest and most well known organisations in the US intelligence community (IC). 3-5 Reviewer: Brian MartinĮdward Snowden worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency. Published in The Whistle (Newsletter of Whistleblowers Australia), No. Review of Snowden's book Permanent Record Learning from SnowdenĪ review of Edward Snowden’s book Permanent Record
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