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Technology · 23 min

Permanent Record

By Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden's memoir reveals how our digital lives create an inescapable record, challenging our understanding of privacy and freedom in the modern age.

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“Edward Snowden's memoir reveals how our digital lives create an inescapable record, challenging our understanding of privacy and freedom in the modern age.”

— Edward Snowden, Permanent Record

What it is about

Digital privacy, surveillance, data ethics

Who it is for

If you've ever felt a quiet unease about your digital footprint, or wondered what the internet truly knows about you, this will clarify the unseen forces at play, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Edward Snowden, a former intelligence officer, gained unprecedented access to the inner workings of the NSA, then risked everything to reveal the extent of global mass surveillance, making him uniquely qualified to speak on digital privacy.

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