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No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald
daed's review against another edition
3.0
Es un libro muy interesante, nos hace realmente reflexionar sobre la vigilancia sin límites de los gobiernos. No se lleva las 5 estrellas porque su segunda mitad es muy repetitiva y además se aleja del tema central.
meeshsassycat's review against another edition
5.0
Great writer. Although some parts are fairly technical, Greenwald does an excellent job of explaining the over-arching surveillance systems in place and the dangers they pose to citizens.
iamrita's review against another edition
5.0
Glenn Greenwald writes what everyone should read and know. And for those who called them activist, I call him the greatest journalist of all times. The clear writing, the concern about how to publish the articles taking in consideration what information should be kept from the public because of the possible damages, is only worth of someone who knows exactly what they are doing. The pressure he got from those so called American media, and the way he found the strength to keep doing his work amazes me. Alongside with Snowden that probably is a citizen that we should all know about in order to become better people ourselves. Greenwald, Snowden, alongside with Assange, are my nowadays heroes.
bluestarfish's review
4.0
The beginning of this book reads a bit like a spy novel and is all rather breathlessly exciting. Then we get to bad power point slides produced by the NSA/GCHQ... The material on the slides is shocking and is the why Edward Snowden became a whistle blower. It was really interesting to read about how the material was prepared for general consumption and the roles of snowden, Greenwald, and Ms Poitras. Reading Glenn Greenwalds attacks on established media wasn't that interesting but I did otherwise enjoy reading this.
barbaraskalberg's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting. Snowden committed a crime b/c he leaked NSA documents, but they showed the government was involved in illegal surveillance of citizens. Does the ends justify the means? How much of our civil liberty do we give up to feel safe (Greenwald says that not one major terrorist attack has been thwarted b/c of this surveillance). Slippery slope theory applies here. If we give the government a pass on this constitutional right, how long b/4 others follow? How long b/4 the government uses the information they gather to squash dissenters? What responsibility does the average citizen have here?
cathpaal's review against another edition
4.0
Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor? Even if you have your mind made up, this book gives you an idea of the larger picture behind the data collection taking place. Think you have privacy? Ha!
basqueattack's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was a good overview of the Snowden leaks. Greenwald didn't go into great details about what information specifically was leaked, meaning that it wasn't a book detailing the information about the Snowden leaks. He hit some of the big ones (PRISM) but nothing that would be unheard of.
Instead the book focused more on Snowden himself and the reasons why he leaked what he did. Due to the fact I don't know all the documents the government leaked, I can't say whether or not what Snowden did was right or wrong. But I can say that what Snowden did was extremely brave, and that should be admired. He believed so much that the leaks were necessary that he knew his life wouldn't be the same, and honestly I think the current situation was like "best case scenario" for Snowden.
I also feel like the final part of the book about freedom of press was important. At first I thought it was Greenwald who was tooting his horn saying "Look I was in danger too" but it quickly became clear that Greenwald found the infringements on freedom of press was concerning and could make for a troublesome future. I was also impressed to see how much the government and the press work together.
Ultimately I gave this book four stars because the content was good, and the writing was clear but I found some areas to be repetitive. I found there were whole pages of text where I felt the information was just thrown in to add length, or some meaning that I couldn't find.
Instead the book focused more on Snowden himself and the reasons why he leaked what he did. Due to the fact I don't know all the documents the government leaked, I can't say whether or not what Snowden did was right or wrong. But I can say that what Snowden did was extremely brave, and that should be admired. He believed so much that the leaks were necessary that he knew his life wouldn't be the same, and honestly I think the current situation was like "best case scenario" for Snowden.
I also feel like the final part of the book about freedom of press was important. At first I thought it was Greenwald who was tooting his horn saying "Look I was in danger too" but it quickly became clear that Greenwald found the infringements on freedom of press was concerning and could make for a troublesome future. I was also impressed to see how much the government and the press work together.
Ultimately I gave this book four stars because the content was good, and the writing was clear but I found some areas to be repetitive. I found there were whole pages of text where I felt the information was just thrown in to add length, or some meaning that I couldn't find.