Description
Permanent Record is a memoir by Edward Snowden detailing his life and career as a CIA employee and NSA contractor, including his exposure of mass surveillance programs. It offers an intimate look into the inner workings of intelligence agencies and the ethical dilemmas faced by those who work within them.
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The freedom of a country can only be measured by its respect for the rights of its citizens, and it's my conviction that these rights are in fact limitations of state power that define exactly where and when a government may not infringe into that domain of personal or individual freedoms.
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Sep 17, 2026