{"id":50268,"date":"2019-12-22T19:22:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T00:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50268"},"modified":"2019-12-22T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T00:22:09","slug":"permanent-record-a-book-anyone-who-uses-the-internet-must-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50268","title":{"rendered":"Permanent Record: A Book Anyone Who Uses the Internet MUST Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Permanent Record: A Book Anyone Who Uses the Internet MUST Read <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most of us recall the day in 2013 when the outrageous invasions into our privacy by the NSA were suddenly brought to light. Soon it was discovered that a young man named Edward Snowden was the person who had blown the whistle on the things he\u2019d seen while working in the Intelligence Community for the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The articles, while thorough, don\u2019t show the entire gamut of just how deeply invasive the NSA actually is. Nor do they fully convey Snowden\u2019s decision to go public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his recently released book, Permanent Record<\/em><\/a>, he gives you insight that is too deep to be covered in newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an excellent read.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book is very well-written in a conversational style. Snowden digs deep and discusses his despair to discover how some of the programs he created were being used. He paints such a vivid picture of his angst, I felt discomfort for him. Who among us would really be able to give up everything in the attempt to right an egregious wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snowden\u2019s job put him in a unique position to see the abuses of which most of us were blissfully unaware. Even the most paranoid among us probably didn\u2019t fathom exactly how much information was being stored about us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His personality shines through on the page. He was in his late 20s, in a relationship with a woman he truly loved. He was on the fast-track to success, and he was making money hand over fist.  And still, the things he saw during the dark hours of his work shift in \u201cThe Tunnel\u201d preyed on his conscience until eventually, he felt that he had to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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