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uditnair24 's review for:
Permanent Record
by Edward Snowden
This book was the most awaited book for me in 2019. I have been following the story of Snowden from the time he revealed to the world the underlying dangers of state sponsored surveillance. I must admit that for somebody who believed in the ideals of democracy, free speech and much more this was deeply disturbing and scary at the same moment. Things get more shocking when one knows it happened under the Obama administration. I would not go into the righteousness of the act but I surely do commend him for the courage. I don't know what side of the aisle a person is when compared to his act but I would surely urge them to read this once. Many of the answers which I was finding have been presented here. Surely Snowden and Assange should be credited with reviving the whole idea that data too is an extended identity of an individual. As our laws have enough protection for personal liberty and free movement similarly there should be enough protections for the data we produce. The very fact that me writing about this book can serve as an indication for intelligence communities to keep a check is disturbing. Or as snowden says maybe they are already doing it.