Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
The narrative begins with Snowden literally growing up in the shadow of the National Security Agency. At a pace that reads like a taut political thriller, Gurnow reveals for the first time the dramatic details of how select journalists broke the story and the cat and mouse game that followed between the media and the current administration. Gurnow explains in plain language the political, legal and technological implications of the whistleblower's classified data. Original.
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 writings has been selected as an Editor's Choice, served as cover stories, included in college curriculums, and cited in newspapers and literary journals.