에드워드 스노든, 미국 정부의 대중 감시(Mass Surveillance) 시스템을 폭로하기 위해 모든 위험을 감수한 인물로서 처음으로 그의 생애를 드러낸다.
여기에는 그가 시스템을 건설하는 데 어떤 도움을 주었는지와 그가 그 시스템을 붕괴시키는(bring down) 데 동기부여해 준 것이 무엇인 지를 담고 있다.
(아마존닷컴에 있던 책 소개의 서두만을 번역하였습니다. 오역, 의역 가능성이 있습니다.)
이하는 그의 책에 대한 리뷰 (영어)
“A riveting account... Reads like a literary thriller... Snowden pushes the reader to reflect more seriously on what every American should be asking already. What does it mean to have the data of our lives collected and stored on file, ready to be accessed―not just now, by whatever administration happens to be in office at the moment, but potentially forever?... When it comes to privacy and speech and the Constitution, his story clarifies the stakes.”
―The New York Times
“Gripping... Snowden demonstrates a knack for explaining in lucid and compelling language the inner workings of [CIA and NSA] systems and the menace he came to believe they posed.”
―The Washington Post
“Snowden eventually decided his loyalties lay not with the agencies he was working for, but the public they were set up to protect. He felt ordinary citizens were being betrayed, and he had a duty to explain how.... His account of the experiences that led him to take momentous decisions, along with the details he gives of his family background, serve as a robust defense against accusations that he is a traitor. It also offers a reminder that his disclosures of mass surveillance and bulk collection of personal information are as relevant now as they were in 2013.”
―The Guardian
“Even for those of us who’ve followed the Snowden revelations closely, Permanent Record is full of surprises.... A deeply reluctant whistleblower, Snowden also emerges as a peculiarly American patriot, with roots that go back to Plymouth Rock.... As his memoir makes clear, all the techniques he exposed in 2013 remain in place. For that renewed warning―and for finally speaking for himself―he deserves our thanks.”
―The Nation
“Well-written... Snowden’s desc__riptions of the real impact of the various surveillance systems he disclosed―stripped of abstract concepts and technical jargon―are some of the most disturbing parts of the book.... Offers a useful reminder of the god-like omniscience that digital data can bestow on those with the power to collect it all.”
―The Economist
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