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Extraction Summary
5
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Book page / congressional oversight exhibit
File Size:
1.63 MB
Summary
This document is page 56 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst' and ISBN). It describes a 'CryptoParty' organized by Edward Snowden and Runa Sandvik in Honolulu on December 11, 2012. The text details the logistics of the event at the BoxJelly venue, the presence of Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills, and notes that Snowden demonstrated precise knowledge of government surveillance to attendees, some of whom were his NSA co-workers. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating its use in a congressional investigation.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Organizer/Presenter |
NSA employee who organized a CryptoParty to teach encryption/Tor usage.
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| Runa Sandvik | Co-presenter |
Tor advocate who flew to Hawaii to present with Snowden.
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| Lindsay Mills | Snowden's Girlfriend |
Attended the event to make a video; introduced to Sandvik.
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| Rechung Fujihira | Owner of BoxJelly |
Provided the venue for the event; confirmed logistics arrangement.
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| Edward Jay Epstein | Author |
Author of the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (implied by filename 'Epst' and book title header).
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; Snowden's workplace.
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| Tor |
The Onion Router project; sponsored the event.
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| Wired magazine |
Publication Sandvik spoke to regarding her trip.
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| Fishcake gallery |
Location housing the BoxJelly space.
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| BoxJelly |
Public space/coworking venue where the event was held.
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| Hi Capacity |
Creative collective of computer buffs that arranged logistics.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Likely source of the document scan (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019544).
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Timeline (2 events)
December 11, 2012
Oahu CryptoParty
BoxJelly, Fishcake gallery, Honolulu
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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City where the event took place.
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Island location of the CryptoParty.
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Downtown Honolulu venue.
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Specific room/venue within Fishcake gallery.
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Relationships (3)
Co-presented at Oahu CryptoParty.
Introduced to Sandvik as his girlfriend.
Text states his 'work' place at the time was the NSA.
Key Quotes (3)
"had been talking some of the more technical guys at work into setting up some additional fast servers"Source
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"vacation in Hawaii"Source
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"Snowden, while not revealing that he worked for the NSA, spoke with such precise knowledge about government surveillance capabilities that the attendee suspected Snowden worked for the govern-"Source
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56 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
that he “had been talking some of the more technical guys at work into setting up some additional fast servers” for Tor. His “work” place at the time was the NSA. So, if he was telling the truth, he had already attempted to find co-workers at the NSA who might be interested in attending an anti-NSA surveillance presentation.
Sandvik not only agreed to be Snowden’s co-presenter but made the Oahu CryptoParty a Tor-sponsored event. Sandvik flew to Honolulu on December 6, 2012. It was a fourteen-hour flight and a relatively expensive one. She later told Wired magazine that the invitation from Snowden coincided with her plan to take a “vacation in Hawaii.” Whatever her reason, it brought her in direct contact with a Tor supporter with access to the computers of its main enemy, the NSA.
On December 11, following Snowden’s instructions, Sandvik arrived shortly before 6:00 p.m. at the Fishcake gallery in downtown Honolulu. She proceeded through a maze of furniture display rooms to BoxJelly, a public space. She was then directed to a small back room in which there were folding chairs and worktables already set up for the event. Rechung Fujihira, the owner of BoxJelly, told me that Hi Capacity, a “creative collective” of computer buffs, had arranged the logistics for the event. As he recalled, Snowden had requested their help for the CryptoParty.
Sandvik found Snowden waiting for her with Lindsay Mills, whom he introduced to Sandvik as his girlfriend. He told Sandvik that Mills was there to make a video of the event. Mills did not mention the party in her blog. But that Snowden brought her and introduced her to Sandvik suggests that he did not keep secret from her his activities to further Tor.
The event started at 6:00 p.m. sharp. By Sandvik’s count, about twenty people gradually filled the room. She reckoned that about half of the attendees were from Snowden’s workplace. Snowden began the presentation by giving reasons why Internet users needed to defend their privacy by using both encryption and Tor software. According to one attendee who asked not to be identified by name, Snowden, while not revealing that he worked for the NSA, spoke with such precise knowledge about government surveillance capabilities that the attendee suspected Snowden worked for the govern-
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