No Place to Cover: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

In Might 2013, Glenn Greenwald set out for Hong Kong to fulfill an nameless supply who claimed to have astonishing proof of pervasive authorities spying and insisted on speaking solely via closely encrypted channels. That supply turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations concerning the company’s widespread, systemic overreach proved to be a number of the most explosive and consequential information in current historical past, triggering a fierce debate over nationwide safety and data privateness. Because the arguments rage on and the federal government considers varied proposals for reform, it’s clear that now we have but to see the total affect of Snowden’s disclosures.

Now for the primary time, Greenwald suits all of the items collectively, recounting his high-intensity 10-day journey to Hong Kong, analyzing the broader implications of the surveillance detailed in his reporting for The Guardian, and revealing recent data on the NSA’s unprecedented abuse of energy with never-before-seen paperwork entrusted to him by Snowden himself. Going past NSA specifics, Greenwald additionally takes on the institution media, excoriating their routine avoidance of adversarial reporting on the federal government and their failure to serve the pursuits of the individuals. Lastly, he asks what it means each for people and for a nation’s political well being when a authorities pries so invasively into the personal lives of its residents – and considers what safeguards and types of oversight are needed to guard democracy within the digital age.

Coming at a landmark second in American historical past, No Place to Cover is a fearless, incisive, and important contribution to our understanding of the U.S. surveillance state.