![]() New methods of electronic surveillance impinged on the digital commons used by just about everyone, encompassing us all in a pool of potential threats. government came to believe it could not spy on enemies without turning its gaze on Americans as well. ![]() It is a tour of the surveillance state that rose up after September 11, 2001, when the U.S. Dark Mirror is not a book about Snowden, or not only that. I have built this narrative by my own lights and reporting. His parting words were a challenge, not a promise. ![]() Shortly after this exchange, he fled his Hong Kong hotel room ahead of an extradition request from the United States. Author’s chat with Edward Snowden, JT his book takes up the gauntlet that Edward Snowden threw down for me that day, the same day he unmasked himself to the world. One step at a time and you climb up the mountain. pid_prh_5.5.0_c0_r1 For my children: Abigail, Micah, Lily, and Benjamin CONTENTS PREFACE ONE PANDORA HEARTBEAT TWO HOMECOMING THREE FOUR PRISM FIVE BACKLASH SIX JAMBOREE SEVEN EIGHT FIRSTFRUITS EXPLOITATION Acknowledgments Notes Index PREFACE How did you do it? How did you extract all that information and cross a border with it? It’s just a question of being smarter than the adversary. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. Classification: LCC UB256.U (print) | LCC UB256.U6 (ebook) | DDC 327.12730092 -dc23 LC record available at LC ebook record available at While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers, internet addresses, and other contact information at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur after publication. | Leaks (Disclosure of information)-United States. | Electronic surveillance-Government policy- United States. | Electronic intelligence-United States-History-21st century. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description: New York : Penguin Press, 2020. Title: Dark mirror : Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State / Barton Gellman. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Names: Gellman, Barton, 1960– author. This page, photograph courtesy of Ben Wizner. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. ![]() Table of contents : Also by Barton Gellman Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface One: Pandora Two: Heartbeat Three: Homecoming Four: Prism Five: Backlash Six: Jamboree Seven: Firstfruits Eight: Exploitation Acknowledgments Notes Index About the Author Citation previewĪLSO BY BARTON GELLMAN Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency Contending with Kennan: Toward a Philosophy of American Power PENGUIN PRESS An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Copyright © 2020 by Barton Gellman Penguin supports copyright. ![]()
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