The snowden reader / edited by David P. Fidler ; foreword by Sumit Ganguly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ganguly, Sumit, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Fidler, David P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spies--United States--Biography.

Spies.

United States.

Germany (East).

Spies--Germany (East)--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages): illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, [Indiana] ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 disciosures. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Perspectives on the Snowden Disclosures

1 Security and Liberty: The Imaginary Balance / Nick Cullather Cullather, Nick 19

2 Edward Snowden and the NSA: Law, Policy, and Politics / Fred H. Gate Gate, Fred H. 26

3 From Passivity to Eternal Vigilance: NSA Surveillance and Effective Oversight of Government Power / Lee H. Hamilton Hamilton, Lee H. 45

4 U.S. Foreign Policy and the Snowden Leaks / David P. Fidler Fidler, David P. 52

5 Taking Snowden Seriously: Civil Disobedience for an Age of Total Surveillance / William E. Scheuerman Scheuerman, William E. 70

Part II The Snowden Affair Through Primary Documents

A Revelations and Reactions: Unconstitutional Abuse of Power or Legitimate and Necessary Security Measures? NSA Programs under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

1 The Verizon Order 92

2 NSA PRISM and UPSTREAM Briefing Slides 96

3 Robert S. Litt, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Speech at Brookings Institution 101

4 U.S. House of Representatives, Amash-Conyers Amendment Debate 115

Hero or Villain?: Persecuting a Defender of Human Rights v. Prosecuting a Criminal Suspect

5 Edward Snowden, Statement at the Moscow Airport 124

6 Attorney General Eric Holder, Letter to the Russian Minister of Justice 127

Rubber Stamp or Robust Tribunal? The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

7 FISC Order on the Telephone Metadata Program, 2009 131

Made in the USA? NSA Surveillance and U.S. Technology Companies

8 NSA MUSCULAR Program Briefing Slide 143

9 Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO, Statement on Protecting Customer Information 145

10 Reform Government Surveillance, Surveillance Reform Principles and Open Letter from U.S. Technology Companies 147

Friend and Foe? U.S. Espionage against Other Countries

11 NSA Briefing Slides on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Petrobas Oil Company 152

12 James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, Statement on Allegations of Economic Espionage 155

13 Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, Statement to United Nations General Assembly 157

14 NSA Document on Cell Phone Surveillance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel 160

15 Wanted by the FBI 162

16 Chinese National Ministry of Defense, Statement on U.S. Indictment of Chinese Military Officers 164

A Secure and Reliable Cyberspace? The NSA, Encryption, and Exploits

17 NSA's Project BULLRUN on Defeating Encryption 167

18 NSA's SIGINT Strategy, 2012-2016 169

19 Office of the Director of National Intelligence and James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, Statements on NSA Cryptological Capabilities 172

20 NSA Briefing Slides on the QUANTUM Project 175

21 NSA Public Affairs Office, Statement in Response to Press Allegations 181

Norms of Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace? U.S. Cyber Operations

22 Presidential Policy Directive 20 on U.S. Cyber Operations Policy 184

"Worse than the U.S."? Surveillance by the UK's Government Communications Headquarters

23 GCHQ's TEMPORA Program 200

24 NSA Memo on the TEMPORA Program 203

25 British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, Statement on the U.S. PRISM Program 207

26 European Court of Human Rights, Big Brother Watch and Others v. United Kingdom 212

B Reviews and Recommendations: U.S. Federal Court Decisions on NSA Programs

27 Klayman v. Obama: Issuing a Preliminary Injunction against the Telephone Metadata Program 220

28 ACLU v. Clapper: Upholding the Legality of the Telephone Metadata Program 228

29 United States v. Mohamud: Upholding the Legality of Section 702 of FISA 239

Reports from U.S. Advisory and Oversight Bodies

30 Report of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, Executive Summary 252

31 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Report on the Telephone Metadata Program and FISC, Executive Summary 270

32 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Report on Section 702 of FISA, Executive Summary 283

International Institutions

33 Edward Snowden, Testimony to the European Parliament 294

34 European Parliament, Resolution on U.S. NSA Surveillance Program 307

35 United Nations Resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age 313

C Reforms and a Reflection

36 President Barack Obama, Remarks on Review of Signals Intelligence 318

37 U.S. House of Representatives, USA FREEDOM Act 331

38 Edward Snowden, One Year Later 338.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 17, 2015).

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Snowden reader.

ISBN:

9780253017383

OCLC:

907238290

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.