How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft /
Edward Jay Epstein.
- x, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes selected bibliographical references (pages [329]-331) and index.
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.
Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become
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Snowden, Edward J., 1983-
United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service.
Leaks (Disclosure of information)--United States. Vigilancia electrónica --Estados Unidos Electronic surveillance--United States. Whistle blowing--United States. Denuncias de irregularidades --Estados Unidos