The NSA and Edward Snowden: surveillance in the 21st century

摘要

There have been many works about surveillance issues in the modern Information Age, especially connected to privacy in a world of ever-growing information technology (IT) use in tracing an individual, group, or organization. They are not only about the Internet, but also about advanced technology and software ecosystems capable of mass surveillance attacks on freedom. The public was pretty well informed about these issues and the media covered many activities regarding information leaks from giant systems working on surveillance. However, the media is not always scientifically critical and objective, and some misinformation may occur. As you likely recall, Edward Snowden exposed programs from the National Security Agency (NSA) and other intelligence agencies. In this paper, Joseph Verble tries to present comprehensive research on the surveillance issues from the Edward Snowden case, giving readers a more detailed view of the problems that could occur from the current activities of intelligence agencies.