03959oam 22004334a 450 991079290380332120230125195143.0(CKB)3710000001409548(OCoLC)991579904(MdBmJHUP)muse56966(MiAaPQ)EBC5179961(EXLCZ)99371000000140954820170623d2017 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeyond Snowden[electronic resource] Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA /Timothy H. EdgarWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press[2017]1 online resource (1 PDF (viii, 276 pages))Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.0-8157-3063-2 0-8157-3064-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction : making a difference -- part i. Into the shadows -- 2. Phantoms of lost liberty -- 3. Transnational surveillance -- 4. Stone knives and bearskins -- part II. Out of the shadows -- 5. Breaking the secrecy habit -- 6. Passing the buck -- 7. Behind the judge's curtains -- part III. The struggle for reform -- 8. Technological magic -- 9. The virtues of hypocrisy -- 10. Listening to allies -- 11. Libertarian panic -- 12. Conclusion : beyond Snowden -- Appendix A. National security surveillance timeline -- Appendix B. Mass surveillance : a guide for the perplexed.America's mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored. While Edward Snowden began the process in 2013 with his leaks of top secret documents, the Obama administration's own reforms have also helped bring the National Security Agency and its programs of signals intelligence collection out of the shadows. The real question is: What should we do about mass surveillance? Timothy Edgar, a long-time civil liberties activist who worked inside the intelligence community for six years during the Bush and Obama administrations, believes that the NSA's programs are profound threat to the privacy of everyone in the world. At the same time, he argues that mass surveillance programs can be made consistent with democratic values, if we make the hard choices needed to bring transparency, accountability, privacy, and human rights protections into complex programs of intelligence collection. Although the NSA and other agencies already comply with rules intended to prevent them from spying on Americans, Edgar argues that the rules--most of which date from the 1970s--are inadequate for this century. Reforms adopted during the Obama administration are a good first step but, in his view, do not go nearly far enough. Edgar argues that our communications today--and the national security threats we face--are both global and digital. In the twenty first century, the only way to protect our privacy as Americans is to do a better job of protecting everyone's privacy. Beyond Surveillance: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA explains both why and how we can do this, without sacrificing the vital intelligence capabilities we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe. If we do, we set a positive example for other nations that must confront challenges like terrorism while preserving human rights. The United States already leads the world in mass surveillance. It can lead the world in mass surveillance reform.Privacy, Right ofUnited StatesElectronic surveillanceGovernment policyUnited StatesElectronic books. Privacy, Right ofElectronic surveillanceGovernment policyEdgar Timothy H.1495042MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910792903803321Beyond Snowden3719018UNINA