No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

In Could 2013, Glenn Greenwald set out for Hong Kong to fulfill an nameless supply who claimed to have astonishing proof of pervasive authorities spying and insisted on speaking solely by means of closely encrypted channels. That supply turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations in regards to the company’s widespread, systemic overreach proved to be among the most explosive and consequential information in latest historical past, triggering a fierce debate over nationwide safety and knowledge privateness. Because the arguments rage on and the federal government considers numerous proposals for reform, it’s clear that we’ve got but to see the complete affect of Snowden’s disclosures.

Now for the primary time, Greenwald suits all of the items collectively, recounting his high-intensity 10-day journey to Hong Kong, analyzing the broader implications of the surveillance detailed in his reporting for The Guardian, and revealing recent info on the NSA’s unprecedented abuse of energy with never-before-seen paperwork entrusted to him by Snowden himself. Going past NSA specifics, Greenwald additionally takes on the institution media, excoriating their ordinary avoidance of adversarial reporting on the federal government and their failure to serve the pursuits of the folks. Lastly, he asks what it means each for people and for a nation’s political well being when a authorities pries so invasively into the non-public lives of its residents – and considers what safeguards and types of oversight are vital to guard democracy within the digital age.

Coming at a landmark second in American historical past, No Place to Disguise is a fearless, incisive, and important contribution to our understanding of the U.S. surveillance state.