Permanent Record

Permanent Record

2019 • 339 pages

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Average rating4.5

15

A little slow and biography-like in the 1st half, leading into an incredibly strong 2nd half providing a detailed view into American government surveillance, insight into how government systems operate (technically, socially, politically), and a gripping tale digging into the gritty details of how he actually extracted the information and executed on the leak. I doubt there's another read like this. Huge appreciation for the transparency of this book.

Would also recommend Snowden's 3-hour long Joe Rogan podcast, packed with interesting viewpoints.

November 23, 2019Report this review