The Snowden reader
By: edited by David P. Fidler ; foreword by Sumit Ganguly
Contributors: Snowden, Edward J., 1983-, contributor
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780253017376; 9780253017314
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Leaks (Disclosure of information); Whistle blowing; United States; Electronic surveillance; United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service
Description: When Edward Snowden began leaking NSA documents in June 2013, his actions sparked impassioned debates about electronic surveillance, national security, and privacy in the digital age. The Snowden Reader looks at Snowden's disclosures and their aftermath. Critical analyses by experts discuss the historical, political, legal, and ethical issues raised by the disclosures. Over forty key documents related to the case are included, with introductory notes explaining their significance: documents leaked by Snowden; responses from the NSA, the Obama administration, and Congress; statements by foreign leaders, their governments, and international organizations; judicial rulings; findings of review committees; and Snowden's own statements. This book provides a valuable introduction and overview for anyone who wants to go beyond the headlines to understand this historic episode.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I.; title: Perspectives on the Snowden Disclosures.; title: Security and Liberty : The Imaginary Balance  -- Nick Cullather; title: Edward Snowden and the NSA : Law, Policy, and Politics  -- Fred H. Cate; title: From Passivity to Eternal Vigilance : NSA Surveillance and Effective Oversight of Government Power  -- Lee H. Hamilton; title: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Snowden Leaks  -- David P. Fidler; title: Taking Snowden Seriously : Civil Disobedience for an Age of Total Surveillance -- William E. Scheuerman; title: Part II.; title: The Snowden affair through primary documents. -- A. Revelations and Reactions.; title: Unconstitutional Abuse of Power or Legitimate and Necessary Security Measures? NSA Programs under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.; title: The Verizon Order ;; title: NSA PRISM and UPSTREAM Briefing Slides ;; title: Speech at Brookings Institution  -- Robert S. Litt, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence ;; title: Amash-Conyers Amendment Debate  -- U.S. House of Representatives; title: Hero or Villain? Persecuting a Defender of Human Rights v. Prosecuting a Criminal Suspect.; title: Statement at the Moscow Airport  -- Edward Snowden ;; title: Letter to the Russian Minister of Justice  -- Attorney General Eric Holder; title: Rubber Stamp or Robust Tribunal? The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.; title: FISC Order on the Telephone Metadata Program, 2009 --; title: Made in the USA? NSA Surveillance and U.S. Technology Companies.; title: NSA MUSCULAR Program Briefing Slide ;; title: Statement on Protecting Customer Information  -- Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO ;; title: Reform Government Surveillance, Surveillance Reform Principles and Open Letter from U.S. Technology Companies --; title: Friend and Foe? U.S. Espionage against Other Countries.; title: NSA Briefing Slides on Brazilian President Dilma Roussef and Petrobas Oil Company ;; title: Statement on Allegations of Economic Espionage  -- James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence ;; title: Statement to United Nations General Assembly  -- Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil ;; title: NSA Document on Cell Phone Surveillance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel ;; title: Wanted by the FBI ;; title: Statement on U.S. Indictment of Chinese Military Officers  -- Chinese National Ministry of Defense; title: A Secure and Reliable Cyberspace? The NSA, Encryption, and Exploits.; title: NSA's Project BULLRUN on Defeating Encryption ;; title: NSA SIGINT Strategy, 2012-2016 ;; title: Statements on NSA Cryptological Capabilities  -- Office of the Director of National Intelligence and James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence ;; title: NSA Briefing Slides on the QUANTUM Project ;; title: Statement in Response to Press Allegations  -- NSA Public Affairs Office; title: Norms of Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace? U.S. Cyber Operations.; title: Presidential Policy Directive 20 on U.S. Cyber Operations Policy --; title: "Worse than the U.S."? Surveillance by the UK's Government Communications Headquarters.; title: GCHQ's TEMPORA Program ;; title: NSA Memo on the TEMPORA Program ;; title: Statement on the U.S. PRISM Program  -- British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee ;; title: Big Brother Watch and Others v. United Kingdom -- European Court of Human Rights; title: B. Reviews and Recommendations.; title: U.S. Federal Court Decisions on NSA Programs.; title: Klayman v. Obama : Issuing a Preliminary Injunction against the Telephone Metadata Program ;; title: ACLU v. Clapper : Upholding the Legality of the Telephone Metadata Program ;; title: United States v. Mohamud : Upholding the Legality of Section 702 of FISA --; title: Reports from U.S. Advisory and Oversight Bodies.; title: Report of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, Executive Summary ;; title: Report on the Telephone Metadata Program and FISC, Executive Summary  -- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ;; title: Report on Section 702 of FISA, Executive Summary  -- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; title: International Institutions.; title: Testimony to the European Parliament  -- Edward Snowden ;; title: Resolution on U.S. NSA Surveillance Program  -- European Parliament ;; title: United Nations Resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age --; title: C. Reforms and a Reflection.; title: Remarks on Review of Signals Intelligence  -- President Barack Obama ;; title: USA FREEDOM Act  -- U.S. House of Representatives ;; title: One Year Later -- Edward Snowden.