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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction : a call to public service -- Phantoms of lost liberty -- Transnational surveillance -- Stone knives and bearskins -- Breaking the secrecy habit -- Passing the buck -- Behind the judge's curtains -- Technological magic -- Dignity and respect for all -- Listening to allies -- Libertarian panic -- Conclusion : beyond Snowden. |
| Summary |
America's mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored. While Edward Snowden began the process in 2013 with his leaks of top secret documents, the Obama administration's own reforms have also helped bring the National Security Agency and its programs of signals intelligence collection out of the shadows. The real question is: What should we do about mass surveillance? Timothy Edgar, a long-time civil liberties activist who worked inside the intelligence community for six years during the Bush and Obama administrations, believes that the NSA's programs are profound threat to the privacy of everyone in the world. At the same time, he argues that mass surveillance programs can be made consistent with democratic values, if we make the hard choices needed to bring transparency, accountability, privacy, and human rights protections into complex programs of intelligence collection. Although the NSA and other agencies already comply with rules intended to prevent them from spying on Americans, Edgar argues that the rules--most of which date from the 1970s--are inadequate for this century. Reforms adopted during the Obama administration are a good first step but, in his view, do not go nearly far enough. Edgar argues that our communications today--and the national security threats we face--are both global and digital. In the twenty first century, the only way to protect our privacy as Americans is to do a better job of protecting everyone's privacy. Beyond Surveillance: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA explains both why and how we can do this, without sacrificing the vital intelligence capabilities we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe. If we do, we set a positive example for other nations that must confront challenges like terrorism while preserving human rights. The United States already leads the world in mass surveillance. It can lead the world in mass surveillance reform. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service.
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United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service. |
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Snowden, Edward J., 1983-
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Snowden, Edward J., 1983- |
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Privacy, Right of -- United States.
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Privacy, Right of. |
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United States. |
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Electronic surveillance -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Electronic surveillance -- Law and legislation. |
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National security -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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National security -- Law and legislation. |
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Government information -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Government information -- Law and legislation. |
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Official secrets -- United States.
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Official secrets. |
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Electronic surveillance -- Government policy -- United States.
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Electronic surveillance. |
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Government policy. |
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Leaks (Disclosure of information)
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Leaks (Disclosure of information) |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Edgar, Timothy H. Beyond Snowden. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2017 9780815730637 (DLC) 2017010265 |
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9780815730644 (electronic book) |
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0815730640 (electronic book) |
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9780815729709 |
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0815729707 |
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9780815730637 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0815730632 |
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