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1.65 MB
Extraction Summary
6
People
2
Organizations
0
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / house oversight committee evidence
File Size:
1.65 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 66 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, produced as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (Bates HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019554). The text details the initial encrypted communications between Edward Snowden (referred to as C4) and journalist Laura Poitras in January 2013, discussing the risks of NSA surveillance. It also provides background on former NSA technical director William Binney and the 'Stellarwind' surveillance program authorized by President Bush in 2001.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | Source / Whistleblower |
Referred to as 'Snowden', 'he', and 'Citizen Four source' (C4); communicating with Poitras about NSA secrets.
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| Laura Poitras | Journalist / Filmmaker |
Referred to as 'Poitras' and 'she'; receiving communications from Snowden.
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| Julian Assange | Contact |
Contact of Laura Poitras; she worried about entrapment regarding him.
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| Jacob Appelbaum | Contact |
Contact of Laura Poitras; she worried about entrapment regarding him.
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| William Binney | Former NSA Technical Director / Source |
Previous source for Poitras; retired in 2001; exposed Stellarwind.
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| George W. Bush | President of the United States |
Authorized the Stellarwind program in 2001.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| NSA |
National Security Agency; referred to as 'the adversary' capable of hacking communications.
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| The New York Times |
Newspaper that published an exposé on domestic spying in December 2005.
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Timeline (4 events)
2001
President Bush authorizes 'Stellarwind' domestic surveillance program after 9/11.
USA
January 2013
Relationships (3)
Snowden providing secrets to Poitras via encrypted channel.
Poitras worried about entrapment of her contacts like Assange.
Binney was a key source for Poitras's previous video.
Key Quotes (5)
"I hope you understand that contacting you is extremely high risk"Source
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Quote #1
"your adversary is capable of one trillion guesses per second."Source
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Quote #2
"Is C4 a trap?"Source
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Quote #3
"If the device you store the private key and enter your pass phrase on has been hacked, it is trivial to decrypt our communications"Source
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Quote #4
"It involved data mining domestic communications and financial transactions"Source
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Quote #5
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