Glenn Greenwald – författare

In this groundbreaking exposé, Glenn Greenwald, the reporter who broke the NSA surveillance scandal, reveals the full extent of government spying and the fight to protect privacy in the digital age.In May 2013, Greenwald journeyed to Hong Kong to meet an anonymous source claiming to have evidence of pervasive government spying. That source turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose revelations triggered a fierce debate over national security and information privacy. The full impact of Snowden''s disclosures is still unfolding.In No Place to Hide, Greenwald fits all the pieces together, recounting his high-intensity ten-day trip to Hong Kong, examining the broader implications of the NSA''s surveillance, and revealing fresh information on the agency''s unprecedented abuse of power with never-before-seen documents from Snowden himself.Going beyond NSA specifics, Greenwald critiques the establishment media''s habitual avoidance of adversarial reporting on the government. He asks what it means for democracy when a government so invasively pries into the private lives of its citizens—and what safeguards are needed.At a landmark moment in history, No Place to Hide is a fearless and essential contribution to the understanding of the U.S. surveillance state. It highlights the urgent need to protect privacy in an era of increasing digital surveillance.

In 2019, award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald writes in this gripping new book, "a series of events commenced that once again placed me at the heart of a sustained and explosive journalistic controversy."New reporting by Greenwald and his team of Brazilian journalists brought to light stunning information about grave corruption, deceit, and wrongdoing by the most powerful political actors in Brazil, his home since 2005.These stories, based on a massive trove of previously undisclosed telephone calls, audio, and text shared by an anonymous source, came to light only months after the January 2019 inauguration of Brazil ''s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump.The revelations "had an explosive impact on Brazilian politics" (The Guardian) and prompted serious rancor, including direct attacks by President Bolsonaro himself, and ultimately an attempt by the government to criminally prosecute Greenwald for his reporting. "A wave of death threats--in a country where political violence is commonplace--have poured in, preventing me from ever leaving my house for any reason without armed guards and an armored vehicle," Greenwald writes.Securing Democracy takes readers on a fascinating ride through Brazilian politics as Greenwald, his husband, the left-wing Congressman David Miranda, and a powerful opposition movement courageously challenge political corruption, homophobia, and tyranny.While coming at serious personal costs for himself and his family, Greenwald writes, "I have no doubt at all that the revelations we were able to bring to the public strengthened Brazilian democracy in an enduring and fundamental way. I believe we righted wrongs, reversed injustices, and exposed grave corruption."The story, he concludes, "highlights the power of transparency and the reason why a free press remains the essential linchpin for securing democracy."

Internetul democratizează discursul politic şi echilibrează balanţa între cei puternici şi cei slabi, iar libertatea lui – posibilitatea de a folosi reţeaua fără constrângeri instituţionale și sociale sau fără controlul statului şi fără o teamă permanentă – este esențială. Convertirea internetului într-un sistem de supraveghere îl privează astfel de potenţialul său, îl transformă într-un instrument de represiune, ameninţând să producă arma cea mai opresivă şi extremă a intruziunii statului din istorie. De aceea uluitoarele dezvăluiri ale lui Snowden sunt atât de importante. Ele au concentrat atenţia lumii asupra pericolelor supravegherii omniprezente din partea statului, au generat prima dezbatere globală despre valoarea vieţii private în epoca digitală şi au determinat contestarea controlului hegemonic al Americii asupra internetului. Au schimbat modul în care oamenii au văzut autenticitatea oricărei declaraţii făcute de oficialii SUA şi au transformat relaţiile între ţări. Au modificat radical viziunile despre rolul adecvat al jurnalismului în relaţia cu puterea guvernamentală. Îndrăznind să expună surprinzătoarele capacităţi de supraveghere ale NSA, Snowden a clarificat că ne aflăm la o răscruce de drumuri. Va fi era digitală un precursor al libertăţii individuale şi al libertăţilor politice pe care internetul este singurul capabil să le elibereze? Sau va aduce un sistem de monitorizare şi control omniprezent, dincolo de visurile celor mai mari tirani din trecut? Acţiunile noastre vor stabili încotro ne vom îndrepta.

I maj 2013 reser Glenn Greenwald till Hongkong. Han ska träffa en anonym källa som insisterar på att kommunicera enbart via krypterade kanaler och som påstår sig ha häpnadsväckande bevis för omfattande statligt spioneri. Uppgiftslämnaren visar sig vara Edward Snowden, som arbetar för den amerikanska säkerhetsmyndigheten National Security Agency, NSA.

För första gången berättar Greenwald om konsekvenserna av den övervakning som beskrivits i hans uppmärksammade rapportering i Guardian. Han avslöjar ny information om NSA:s massiva maktmissbruk och publicerar hemligstämplade dokument som han fått av Snowden, världens mest eftersökte man.

Vad innebär det för individer och för en nations politiska hälsa när en regering gör intrång i medborgarnas privatliv? Vilka garantier och former av tillsyn är nödvändiga för att skydda demokratin i den digitala tidsåldern?

”En av topp 10 på listan över USA:s opinionsbildare … Ett rättmätigt, kontrollerat och rakbladsvasst raseri löper igenom … Greenwalds skrivande.” Newsweek