The Edward Snowden affair
Subtitle: exposing the politics and media behind the NSA scandal
By: Michael Gurnow
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9781935628361
Subjects: Intelligence service; United States; Computer crimes; Electronic surveillance; United States. National Security Agency; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Whistle blowing; History
Description: "In this carefully researched volume written with the pace of a political thriller, Gurnow reveals in a dramatic detail how the media broke the Snowden story and the cat and mouse game that followed between journalists and the current administration. The book also explains in plain language the political, legal and technological implications of Snowden's disclosures." -- Back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The man holding the Rubik's cube; title: How to blow a whistle; title: The whistle blows; title: Pearl of the orient; title: Polar bear in a snowstorm; title: From Russia, with love; title: Black rain; title: The band played on.