Permanent Record

Edward Snowden's *New York Times* bestselling memoir, *Permanent Record*, tells his life story for the first time. The whistleblower who exposed the US government's system of mass surveillance reveals how he helped build the global network designed to collect nearly every digital communication, and what compelled him to expose it in 2013. From his childhood to his work as a CIA and NSA operative and subsequent exile, Snowden offers a crucial account of the digital age.

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