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Extraction Summary
6
People
6
Organizations
3
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book proof/manuscript page (evidence item)
File Size:
1.65 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page (page 62) from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the footer ISBN and title). It details the timeline of Edward Snowden's attempts to communicate with journalist Glenn Greenwald, his frustration with Greenwald's lack of encryption, and his subsequent decision to use filmmaker Laura Poitras as an intermediary. The text also provides background on Poitras, including her wealthy upbringing, her work exposing NSA surveillance in Bluffdale, Utah, and her collaboration with activists like William Binney and Jacob Appelbaum.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower/Source |
Referred to as 'he' and 'Snowden'; sought an intermediary (Poitras) to reach Greenwald after encryption issues.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Failed to encrypt computer causing Snowden to break contact; founding board member of Freedom of the Press Foundation.
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| Laura Poitras | Filmmaker/Intermediary |
Chosen by Snowden as intermediary; founding board member of Freedom of the Press Foundation; documentary filmmaker fo...
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| Parker Higgins | Activist/Photographer |
Photographed the NSA Bluffdale site from a blimp in 2013.
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| William Binney | Ex-NSA Whistle-blower |
Participated in public events with Poitras.
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| Jacob Appelbaum | Activist |
Participated in public events with Poitras; lauded her work.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom of the Press Foundation |
Greenwald and Poitras were founding board members.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; subject of surveillance documentaries and whistleblowing.
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| U.S. Government |
Mentioned regarding confrontation with Poitras and domestic surveillance.
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| New School for Public Engagement |
University where Poitras graduated in 1996.
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| New York Times |
Website featured Poitras's short documentary in 2012.
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| Whitney Museum |
Venue for a presentation by Poitras, Binney, and Appelbaum in April 2012.
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Timeline (4 events)
April 2012
Presentation at the Whitney Museum.
Whitney Museum, New York
January 2013
Snowden broke off contact with Greenwald due to lack of encryption.
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Relationships (3)
He chose Laura Poitras... He merely sought an intermediary who used encryption.
Founding board members of the Freedom of the Press Foundation; Greenwald wrote about her extensively.
Participated in public events together.
Key Quotes (3)
"Snowden, unwilling to deal with Greenwald through an unencrypted channel, broke off contact with him in January 2013."Source
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Quote #1
"He chose Laura Poitras."Source
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Quote #2
"US Government’s increasing powers of domestic surveillance [through] its expanding covert domestic NSA activities."Source
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Quote #3
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,424 characters)
62 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
tion software and a link to a twelve-minute video on encryption
(which might have been the same video he used at his CryptoParty
a few weeks earlier).
(which might have been the same video he used at his CryptoParty
a few weeks earlier).
Greenwald did not manage to encrypt his computer, however,
and Snowden, unwilling to deal with Greenwald through an unen
crypted channel, broke off contact with him in January 2013. Even
so, he did not give up his plan of using Greenwald in his enterprise.
He merely sought an intermediary who used encryption.
and Snowden, unwilling to deal with Greenwald through an unen
crypted channel, broke off contact with him in January 2013. Even
so, he did not give up his plan of using Greenwald in his enterprise.
He merely sought an intermediary who used encryption.
He chose Laura Poitras. He knew she and Greenwald were found
ing board members of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Green
wald had written about her extensively. For example, he wrote an
entire blog about her confrontation with the U.S. government and
her plans to make a documentary about the “US Government’s
increasing powers of domestic surveillance [through] its expanding
covert domestic NSA activities.”
ing board members of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Green
wald had written about her extensively. For example, he wrote an
entire blog about her confrontation with the U.S. government and
her plans to make a documentary about the “US Government’s
increasing powers of domestic surveillance [through] its expanding
covert domestic NSA activities.”
Since 2011, Poitras had been diligently filming the construction
of a massive NSA repository for data in Bluffdale, Utah. In the anti
surveillance culture, the structure had become symbolic of the pow
ers of the NSA. In fact, it was the same NSA site that Parker Higgins
photographed from a blimp in the fall of 2013 and posted on the
Internet after Poitras had released her documentary about the NSA’s
use of the Bluffdale repository for domestic spying.
of a massive NSA repository for data in Bluffdale, Utah. In the anti
surveillance culture, the structure had become symbolic of the pow
ers of the NSA. In fact, it was the same NSA site that Parker Higgins
photographed from a blimp in the fall of 2013 and posted on the
Internet after Poitras had released her documentary about the NSA’s
use of the Bluffdale repository for domestic spying.
Aside from her connections with Greenwald, Poitras had other
impressive credentials. Born in 1964 in Boston, she came from a
wealthy family that donated large sums of money to philanthropic
causes, including $20 million for research on bipolar disorders. After
graduating from the New School for Public Engagement in 1996,
she pursued a career as an activist filmmaker. Her focus quickly
became exposing NSA surveillance. One of her short documentaries
about the NSA’s domestic surveillance program was featured on the
New York Times website and attracted enormous attention in 2012.
As a dedicated opponent of the surveillance state, she participated
in public events with William Binney, the ex-NSA whistle-blower,
and Jacob Appelbaum. In April 2012, for example, she made a pre
sentation at the Whitney Museum in New York with Binney and
Appelbaum. She had become such a leading activist against the NSA
by December 2012 that Appelbaum, after lauding her work, inter-
impressive credentials. Born in 1964 in Boston, she came from a
wealthy family that donated large sums of money to philanthropic
causes, including $20 million for research on bipolar disorders. After
graduating from the New School for Public Engagement in 1996,
she pursued a career as an activist filmmaker. Her focus quickly
became exposing NSA surveillance. One of her short documentaries
about the NSA’s domestic surveillance program was featured on the
New York Times website and attracted enormous attention in 2012.
As a dedicated opponent of the surveillance state, she participated
in public events with William Binney, the ex-NSA whistle-blower,
and Jacob Appelbaum. In April 2012, for example, she made a pre
sentation at the Whitney Museum in New York with Binney and
Appelbaum. She had become such a leading activist against the NSA
by December 2012 that Appelbaum, after lauding her work, inter-
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