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

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780451494566
  • ISBN: 0451494563
  • Physical Description: x, 350 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part One: 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 -- Part Two: 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 -- Part Three: 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 -- Part Four: Moscow Falling -- Off to Moscow -- Through the Looking Glass -- The Handler -- Part Five: Conclusions: Walking the Cat Back -- Snowden's Choices -- The Espionage Source -- The "War on Terror" After Snowden.
Subject:
Snowden, Edward J., 1983-
United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service.
Leaks (Disclosure of information) > United States.
Electronic surveillance > United States.
Whistle blowing > United States.

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Jacksonville Main Library 327.1273 EPS (Text) 36015000671913 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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