The Edward Snowden Affair: Exposing the Politics and Media Behind the NSA Scandal - Softcover

Gurnow, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935628364 ISBN 13: 9781935628361

Publisher: Blue River Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Edward Snowden Affair is groundbreaking look at Edward Snowden, the NSA, the media that broke the story, and the politicians involved in America and around the world. Author Michael Gurnow presents the facts about how the story broke, the technologies and techniques used by the NSA, and the reactions of key political figures. This is the only in-depth look at the Edward Snowden affair written by an author with more than a decade of IT experience.

While conducting research for an article on Internet security writer Michael Gurnow noticed there was something odd in the world's response to Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency spying scandal. Fascinated by the public reaction and how diametrically opposed politicians were in strange agreement, Gurnow threw himself into the story. The result is a meticulously researched book. A gifted writer, Gurnow breaks down the facts in an easy to follow and fast paced telling of the events that led up to the Snowden revelations, the media response, and the cat and mouse game that followed between the media and politicians around the world.

The narrative begins with Snowden literally growing up in the shadow of the National Security Agency. The author explains how Snowden was able to gain access to classified information, and how he was able to make off with it, and avoid capture by the American intelligence community. Michael Gurnow breaks down the technologies and techniques used by the NSA to capture and store massive amounts of information. He reveals in an objective way how select members of the media broke the story, and the political, legal and technological implications of Snowden's disclosures.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Gurnow is a former Pre-Law Professor with a Masters in Creative Writing who studied under an active NSA language analyst, and has more than a decade of experience in Information Technology. Gurnow's recent work on Internet security was a featured exclusive in Strike the Root. A regular contributor, his latest article for political website Dissident Voice was cited in the Dallas Morning News. His writing has been selected as Editor's Choice, served as cover stories, included in college curriculums, and cited in literary and law journals.

Review:

The Edward Snowden Affair: Exposing the Politics and Media Behind the NSA Scandal is a fascinating narrative.  An ideal movie, the book reads like a political thriller with all type of James Bond plots, yet allows the reader to make a judgment on the current state of the evolving technological revolution.  --Wilson Trivino, Pure Politics

[A]n excellent chronology of the Snowden affair [ . . . ], Gurnow provides a thorough background of the NSA programs exposed in the Snowden files.  --Frederic Poag, The Mackenzie Institute

Sharply written and meticulously researched, The Edward Snowden Affair provides a fascinating look at the breaking of the NSA scandal and its implications. A must read. --Robert Gleason, Author of End of Days (Forge 2011) and The Nuclear Terrorist (Forge 2014)
Gurnow's The Edward Snowden Affair is a well-documented, fresh and insightful analysis of the Snowden case.  He deals in-depth with issues not found in Greenwald and Harding.  --Richard Rashke, Author of Escape from Sobibor

[The Edward Snowden Affair is] chock full of crucial information pertaining to civil liberties. There are important lessons in Gurnow's book every American should be aware of. --Howie Klein, Down with Tyranny; former president of Reprise/Warner Bros. Records

About this edition

• Publisher: Blue River Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1935628364
• ISBN 13: 9781935628361
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 363