Synopses & Reviews
Was Edward Snowden a patriot or a traitor?
Just how far do American privacy rights extend?
And how far is too far when it comes to government secrecy in the name of security?
These are just a few of the questions that have dominated American consciousness since Edward Snowden exposed the breath of the NSAs domestic surveillance program.
In these seven previously unpublished essays, a group of prominent legal and political experts delve in to life After Snowden, examining the ramifications of the infamous leak from multiple angles:
• Washington lawyer and literary agent RONALD GOLDFARB acts as the book's editor and provides an introduction outlining the many debates sparked by the Snowden leaks.
• Pulitzer Prize winning journalist BARRY SIEGEL analyses the role of the state secrets provision in the judicial system.
• Former Assistant Secretary of State HODDING CARTER explores whether the press is justified in unearthing and publishing classified information.
• Ethics expert and dean of the UC Berkley School of Journalism EDWARD WASSERMAN discusses the uneven relationship between journalists and whistleblowers.
• Georgetown Law Professor DAVID COLE addresses the motives and complicated legacy of Snowden and other leakers.
• Director of the National Security Archive THOMAS BLANTON looks at the impact of the Snowden leaks on the classification of government documents.
• Dean of the University of Florida Law School JON MILLS addresses the constitutional right to privacy and the difficulties of applying it in the digital age.
Review
Praise for In Confidence: When to Protect Secrecy and When to Require Dicolsure by Ronald Goldfarb (2009): “A must-read if we are to begin this discussion with any hope of agreement.”--The Washington Times"A wide-ranging, nuanced contribution to the literature on privacy."—Kenneth W. Goodman, University of Miami Ethics Program
Synopsis
Seven experts examine the issues surrounding personal privacy and government security exposed by the Edward Snowden leak.
Synopsis
Was Edward Snowden a patriot or a traitor?
Just how far do American privacy rights extend?
And how far is too far when it comes to government secrecy in the name of security?
These are just a few of the questions that have dominated American consciousness since Edward Snowden exposed the breath of the NSA's domestic surveillance program.
In these seven previously unpublished essays, a group of prominent legal and political experts delve in to life After Snowden, examining the ramifications of the infamous leak from multiple angles:
- Washington lawyer and literary agent RONALD GOLDFARB acts as the book's editor and provides an introduction outlining the many debates sparked by the Snowden leaks.
- Pulitzer Prize winning journalist BARRY SIEGEL analyses the role of the state secrets provision in the judicial system.
- Former Assistant Secretary of State HODDING CARTER explores whether the press is justified in unearthing and publishing classified information.
- Ethics expert and dean of the UC Berkley School of Journalism EDWARD WASSERMAN discusses the uneven relationship between journalists and whistleblowers.
- Georgetown Law Professor DAVID COLE addresses the motives and complicated legacy of Snowden and other leakers.
- Director of the National Security Archive THOMAS BLANTON looks at the impact of the Snowden leaks on the classification of government documents.
- Dean of the University of Florida Law School JON MILLS addresses the constitutional right to privacy and the difficulties of applying it in the digital age.
About the Author
RONALD GOLDFARB is an author, attorney and literary agent based out of Washington, D.C. He has written numerous politically-themed books, most recently In Confidence: When to Protect Secrecy and When to Require Disclosure (Yale University Press, 2009).
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contributors
1. Introduction by Ronald Goldfarb
2. The Press by W. Hodding Carter III
3. Protecting News in the Era of Disruptive Sources by Edward Wasserman
4. What Should We Do About the Leakers by David Cole
5. Judging State Secrets: Who Decides - And How? by Barry Siegel
6. The Future of Privacy in the Surveillance Age by Jon Mills
7. Secrecy, Surveillance and the Snowden Effect by Thomas Blanton
8. Epilogue by Ronald Goldfarb
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index