Edward Snowden Whistleblower in Exile |
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| Author:
| Furgang, Adam |
| Series title: | Influential Lives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9785-0172-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2018 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.52 |
Book Description:
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In June 2013, the news organization The Guardian first published articles revealing the shocking revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting mass surveillance on all American citizens in secretive bulk-data collection programs. Hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents were leaked from the NSA by a computer programmer named Edward Snowden. This enlightening biography examines the life of Edward Snowden, his reasons for leaking classified documents, his...
More DescriptionIn June 2013, the news organization The Guardian first published articles revealing the shocking revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting mass surveillance on all American citizens in secretive bulk-data collection programs. Hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents were leaked from the NSA by a computer programmer named Edward Snowden. This enlightening biography examines the life of Edward Snowden, his reasons for leaking classified documents, his ongoing controversy as a whistleblower, and the revelations and changes in data collection laws that resulted from the massive disclosure.