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Extraction Summary
9
People
7
Organizations
4
Locations
2
Events
4
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page proof / congressional exhibit
File Size:
1.65 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a proof page (p. 63) from a book, likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the filename). The text details how Edward Snowden, using the alias 'Anon108', established initial contact with filmmaker Laura Poitras in January 2013 by using Micah Lee as an intermediary to bypass NSA surveillance. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' footer, suggesting it was included in a congressional investigation file.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Subject / Whistleblower |
Seeking to contact Laura Poitras anonymously; used alias Anon108.
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| Laura Poitras | Filmmaker / Journalist |
Target of Snowden's contact; living in Berlin.
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| Micah Lee | Chief Technology Officer, Freedom of the Press Foundation |
Used by Snowden as an intermediary to reach Poitras.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Mentioned as a connection of Poitras.
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| Jacob Appelbaum | Hacktivist |
Member of Noisebridge; connection of Poitras.
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| William Binney | Whistleblower |
Mentioned as a connection of Poitras.
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| Julian Assange | Founder of WikiLeaks |
Mentioned as a connection of Poitras.
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| Runa Sandvik | Associate at Tor |
Associate of Micah Lee.
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| Edward Jay Epstein | Author |
Implied author of the book based on filename 'Epst_9780451494566' (ISBN for 'How America Lost Its Secrets').
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; agency aimed to be avoided by Snowden.
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| Chaos Computer Club |
Hacktivist group holding a convention in Berlin.
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| Freedom of the Press Foundation |
Organization where Micah Lee was CTO.
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| Tor |
Anonymity network software.
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| Noisebridge |
Anti-government hackers' commune based in Northern California.
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| Anonymous |
Hacktivist commune associated with the alias prefix 'Anon'.
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| House Oversight Committee |
US Government body; document bears their stamp.
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Timeline (2 events)
2013-01-11
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of Laura Poitras and the Chaos Computer Club convention.
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Residence of Micah Lee.
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Location of Noisebridge.
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Jurisdiction mentioned regarding NSA legal barriers.
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Relationships (4)
Snowden sought her out to leak information.
Snowden contacted Lee to get to Poitras.
Lee acted as an encrypted gateway to Poitras.
Associates at Tor.
Key Quotes (3)
"I didn’t. You chose yourself."Source
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Quote #1
"I’m a friend. I need to get information securely to Laura Poitras and her alone, but I can’t find an email gpg key for her."Source
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Quote #2
"I was at that point film-"Source
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Quote #3
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