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I read three quarters of the book over the weekend, and for anyone remotely interested in anything surrounding Snowden (whether the motivations of a whistleblow

I read three quarters of the book over the weekend, and for anyone remotely interested in anything surrounding Snowden (whether the motivations of a whistleblower, a dive into three-letter agency corporate structure, or Snowden himself) it is excellent, and heartily recommended. There's a point where he talks about metadata, how the NSA is able to justify their "bulk collection" by not considering data accessed until someone actively _looks up_ something from their wide capture net, and that metadata isn't just a byproduct of bulk collection, but the downplayed gem itself. It was at that point I wished we had that information with Snowden's understandable and informative writing style, that I could recommend to people who have no or negative interest in Snowden. I love the book, but regret it's only going to reach the hands of the choir already preached to.

Boulth 7y ago
I just finished the book and I agree, it's excellent. Although I knew most of the facts reading it from the source in one cohesive work along with the background looks impressive.
Zolt 7y ago
I am about half way through the book. Do you feel he revealed additional details in the book that the CIA/NSA does not appreciate? IE, location and purpose of buildings?
- Zolt 7y ago
  I am really curious why I got a down-vote or two. I was not being facetious. Outside the classified materials Ed leaked and we all know about, he shares details about hotels he stayed at during training and his trips into what seemed to me as classified information about government building locations. I was really curious if this is ‘common knowledge’ or if other readers felt he disclosed additional classified information. As others have recently said, it seems like this site has changed quite a bit in the recent years from the site I once knew.

Boulth 7y ago

I just finished the book and I agree, it's excellent. Although I knew most of the facts reading it from the source in one cohesive work along with the background looks impressive.

Zolt 7y ago

I am about half way through the book. Do you feel he revealed additional details in the book that the CIA/NSA does not appreciate? IE, location and purpose of buildings?

Zolt 7y ago
I am really curious why I got a down-vote or two. I was not being facetious. Outside the classified materials Ed leaked and we all know about, he shares details about hotels he stayed at during training and his trips into what seemed to me as classified information about government building locations. I was really curious if this is ‘common knowledge’ or if other readers felt he disclosed additional classified information. As others have recently said, it seems like this site has changed quite a bit in the recent years from the site I once knew.