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Book endnotes / congressional oversight discovery document
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Summary
This document contains page 311 of the endnotes from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the footer). The text provides citations for Chapters 6 ('Hacktivist') and 7 ('String Puller'), detailing sources related to Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, the Tor network, and the Silk Road. While the footer filename includes 'Epst' (referring to the author Edward Jay Epstein) and 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT', the content focuses on national security leaks and cyber-surveillance, referencing interactions between Snowden and journalists like Glenn Greenwald and Runa Sandvik.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Subject |
Former NSA contractor, subject of the book/notes, used alias 'Cincinnatus'
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| Julian Assange | Subject/Author |
WikiLeaks founder, referenced in notes regarding Tor and Underground
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| Runa A. Sandvik | Journalist/Associate |
Forbes writer who hosted a CryptoParty with Snowden in Hawaii
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist/Author |
Author of 'No Place to Hide', contacted by Snowden
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| Andy Greenberg | Journalist |
Forbes writer
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| Appelbaum | Subject |
Jacob Appelbaum, interviewed by Rolling Stone
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| Fujihira | Business Owner |
Owner of BoxJelly, interviewed by author
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| Kevin Poulsen | Journalist |
Wired writer
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| Sue Halpern | Author |
New York Review of Books
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| Holman W. Jenkins Jr. | Journalist |
Wall Street Journal
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Organizations (10)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency, target of leaks
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| WikiLeaks |
Organization associated with Assange and Appelbaum
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| Anonymous |
Hacktivist group
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| Silk Road |
Dark web marketplace
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| Forbes |
Publication
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| Rolling Stone |
Publication
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| Wall Street Journal |
Publication
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| Justice Department |
U.S. government agency
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| BoxJelly |
Coworking space in Hawaii
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| House Oversight Committee |
Recipient/Producer of document (via Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019799)
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Timeline (3 events)
2012
Relationships (3)
Hosted a CryptoParty together in Hawaii; Sandvik wrote articles about him.
Snowden attempted to contact Greenwald in Dec 2012/Jan 2013.
Citation: 'interview with author'
Key Quotes (5)
"The state is all-powerful"Source
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"Without Tor"Source
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"Tor Stinks"Source
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"Snowden was not an NSA"Source
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"Meet the Most Dangerous Man"Source
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Notes to pages 49–59 | 311
CHAPTER 6 Hacktivist
49 the group Anonymous: Coleman, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy, 1–8.
50 "My own forays": Sue Halpern, "In the Depths of the Net," New York Review of Books, Oct. 8, 2015.
51 Silk Road, which acted: Holman W. Jenkins Jr., "The Anti-hero of Silk Road," Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2015. Also, Justice Department official who requested anonymity, interview with author.
51 "Tor's importance": Hastings, "Julian Assange." Also see Julian Assange, introduction to Underground, by Suelette Dreyfus and Julian Assange (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2012).
51 Tor was a creation: Fitzpatrick, Privacy for Me and Not for Thee, pt. 6.
52 "the state is all-powerful": Fitzpatrick, introduction to ibid.
53 "Meet the Most Dangerous Man": Appelbaum, interview with Rolling Stone, "Meet the Most Dangerous Man in Cyberspace: The American Behind WikiLeaks," Rolling Stone, Dec. 2, 2010.
53 In Berlin, Appelbaum: Packer, "Holder of Secrets."
54 she identified herself: Runa A. Sandvik, Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/sites/runasandvik/.
54 According to an anonymous: Andy Greenberg, "An NSA Coworker Remembers the Real Edward Snowden," Forbes, Dec. 16, 2013.
54 "Without Tor," he later wrote: Twitter, https://twitter.com/snowden/status/682257506018672640.
54 "Tor Stinks": Sean Michael Kerner, "Snowden Leaks Show NSA Targets Tor," E Week, Oct. 4, 2013.
55 He would later tell Sandvik: Runa A. Sandvik, "What Edward Snowden Said at the Nordic Media Festival," Forbes, May 10, 2015.
55 According to Sandvik's account: Sandvik did not reveal her encounter with Snowden in any of her blogs until eleven months after Snowden went public in June 2013. It was only after Greenwald disclosed in his book No Place to Hide that Snowden used the alias Cincinnatus that Internet investigators discovered he had hosted with Sandvik the CryptoParty. Sandvik then wrote her account of it. See Sandvik, "That One Time I Threw a CryptoParty with Edward Snowden." Also, Kevin Poulsen, "Snowden's First Move Against the NSA Was a Party in Hawaii," Wired, May 21, 2014.
56 owner of BoxJelly: Fujihira, interview with author.
57 "The idea was to spread": Morell, Great War of Our Time, 288.
58 "Snowden was not an NSA": Former NSA executive who requested anonymity, interview with author.
50 "My own forays": Sue Halpern, "In the Depths of the Net," New York Review of Books, Oct. 8, 2015.
51 Silk Road, which acted: Holman W. Jenkins Jr., "The Anti-hero of Silk Road," Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2015. Also, Justice Department official who requested anonymity, interview with author.
51 "Tor's importance": Hastings, "Julian Assange." Also see Julian Assange, introduction to Underground, by Suelette Dreyfus and Julian Assange (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2012).
51 Tor was a creation: Fitzpatrick, Privacy for Me and Not for Thee, pt. 6.
52 "the state is all-powerful": Fitzpatrick, introduction to ibid.
53 "Meet the Most Dangerous Man": Appelbaum, interview with Rolling Stone, "Meet the Most Dangerous Man in Cyberspace: The American Behind WikiLeaks," Rolling Stone, Dec. 2, 2010.
53 In Berlin, Appelbaum: Packer, "Holder of Secrets."
54 she identified herself: Runa A. Sandvik, Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/sites/runasandvik/.
54 According to an anonymous: Andy Greenberg, "An NSA Coworker Remembers the Real Edward Snowden," Forbes, Dec. 16, 2013.
54 "Without Tor," he later wrote: Twitter, https://twitter.com/snowden/status/682257506018672640.
54 "Tor Stinks": Sean Michael Kerner, "Snowden Leaks Show NSA Targets Tor," E Week, Oct. 4, 2013.
55 He would later tell Sandvik: Runa A. Sandvik, "What Edward Snowden Said at the Nordic Media Festival," Forbes, May 10, 2015.
55 According to Sandvik's account: Sandvik did not reveal her encounter with Snowden in any of her blogs until eleven months after Snowden went public in June 2013. It was only after Greenwald disclosed in his book No Place to Hide that Snowden used the alias Cincinnatus that Internet investigators discovered he had hosted with Sandvik the CryptoParty. Sandvik then wrote her account of it. See Sandvik, "That One Time I Threw a CryptoParty with Edward Snowden." Also, Kevin Poulsen, "Snowden's First Move Against the NSA Was a Party in Hawaii," Wired, May 21, 2014.
56 owner of BoxJelly: Fujihira, interview with author.
57 "The idea was to spread": Morell, Great War of Our Time, 288.
58 "Snowden was not an NSA": Former NSA executive who requested anonymity, interview with author.
CHAPTER 7 String Puller
59 "It wasn't that they put": Gellman, "Edward Snowden, After Months of NSA Revelations, Says His Mission's Accomplished."
59 He used the same alias: All of Snowden's post-party activities in 2012 and 2013 come from the Twitter account of "Oahu Crypto Party."
59 The journalist to whom: The description of Snowden's attempts to contact Greenwald in December 2012 and January 2013 can be found in Greenwald, No Place to Hide, 7–10.
59 He used the same alias: All of Snowden's post-party activities in 2012 and 2013 come from the Twitter account of "Oahu Crypto Party."
59 The journalist to whom: The description of Snowden's attempts to contact Greenwald in December 2012 and January 2013 can be found in Greenwald, No Place to Hide, 7–10.
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