Elsa Zamaniego

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Annotated Bibliography
Grabiner, Gene. "Commentary: Government And Market Surveillance, Emergence Of Mass
Political Society, And The Need For Progressive Social Change." Social Justice 39.4 (2013):
115-125. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.
The article about "Government and Market Surveillance" talks about how the NSA came to be
and the background of it. From its formation as an idea, when it drifted from all regulations, and
where it is now and how/why influential people still approve it. The NSA was founded during
the Truman administration. Obama once stated that during his presidency he wanted to be
"transparent" but with the surveillance, he failed to keep his word. He argues that the NSA only
used metadata to identify patterns from external aspect of information rather than violating a
person's right. But the NSA went beyond that, looking at emails, phone calls and even internet
searches and camera. In the article it says that the work the NSA does "balances interests and
balances rights" but everyone has a different opinion on that. The articles proves how no matter
what the NSA does no one will ever have one solid opinion of it. People could argue its for the
protection and benefit of the people but others say it's unconstitutional and strips ones freedom.

Munger, Michael. "No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance
State." Independent Review 19.4 (2015): 605+. Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Mar. 2016.
Michael Munger wrote a review on the book call "No Place to Hide' by Glenn
Greenwald. He summarizes the book by stating that Edward Snowden wanted to let the public

know that the government sponsored surveillance went beyond just protecting the US citizens
from external threats. Glenn Greenwald is an extremely relevant source because he was one of
the first journalist who met with Snowden when he fled the USA to Hong Kong, China. Monger
goes on to say that greenwald was "too sympathetic" towards Snowden. In his views Snowden
was one of the biggest whistle blowers known. "Snowden was faithless, exploiting his trusted
status to obtain access to secret information, which he then revealed to the world...Subversion
can never be patriotic". Although Edward Snowden did make an effort to safeguard certain
information about the USA that if revealed, would have done substantial harm to the US security
interest. But it was obvious that not much effort was put into it because many personal
reputations were damaged and his response to it all? "I don't see myself as a hero because what
I'm doing is self interested: I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy and therefore
no room for intellectual exploration and creativity".
NSA Surveillance Programs. Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 14 Oct. 2013.
Web. 18 Apr. 2016. <http://icof.infobaselearning.com.cod.idm.oclc.org/recordurl.aspx?
ID=6331>.
In "Issues and Controversies" basically states what are the pros and cons of why the
government surveiled their people ;what the different perspectives are and debaters reasoning.
Supporters argue that the "NSA's motives for collecting information on the U.S. residents phone
calls and Internet activity is to root out terrorist networks and disrupt terrorist plots". Although
the majority of the NSA work was to stop terrorists they did so in secrecy and in an
unconstitutional way. They violated the "Fourth Amendment" and failed to be transparent with
the public about the extent of its surveillance programs. The article then goes on to state how
each event leading up to the discoveries of the citizens about the NSA. It also talks about the
Guardian, government programs such as PRISM and FISA, and September 11, 2001.how

supporters of the NSA argue that surveillance programs are subject to strict oversight and is
absolutely necessary to protect the public; but opponents say that metadata is still cutting into
someone's privacy and unconstitutional.
Peterson, Andrea. "Edward Snowden Says He Would Go to Jail to Come Back to the U.S."
Washington Post. The Washington Post, 06 Oct. 2015. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/10/06/edward-snowden-says-hewould-go-to-jail-to-come-back-to-the-u-s/>.
In the Article about Edward Snowden returning to the USA, Washington post, stated the
he is willing to work on a deal to return to the USA. Edward Snowden stated that, " he is willing
to go to jail... volunteered to go to prison with the government many times. He has attempted to
work some sort of deal with the government but no one has responded to his offer. He told the
government that he'd go to prison ONLY for the right purpose. Meaning that, he didn't want to
allow the law to become a political weapon or agree to scare people away from standing up for
their rights, no matter how good the deal. as of 4/16/16 Snowden still faces multiple felony
charges and could potentially serve up to three decades in prison. Snowden knew he was going
to face time in jail because of the Espionage Act, which finds anyone guilty who provides any
information to the public, regardless of whiter it is right or wrong. He knows that he isn't even
allowed to defend himself to the jury because of specific laws and regulations set in place that he
violated.
Snowden Was Justified: A Debate. Intelligence2 Ltd. Issues & Controversies. Infobase
Learning, 2014. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.
<http://icof.infobaselearning.com.cod.idm.oclc.org/recordurl.aspx?ID=14779>.
In the debate of whether or not "Snowden was Justified", all the people talked about if he
was a whistle blower or a traitor. People who in the past blew the whistle on things that the
government was doing that was illegal also took part on the debate. people who followed the

rules all their lives and have followed the books word by word were there too. the video basically
talked about Snowden in depth, what he leaked, and why he did it. People who are also currently
involved with Edward Snowden and advise him also made their voices heard. I think this debate
is a good tool to have because I got to learn things about snowden more in depth and see the
controversy he created when he let the information to the public; details that most people let out
or brushed to side and the importance of it. what peoples honest opinion and reactions were to
everything that people said an d how they countered as well.
McGregor, Richard (5 February 2014). "The Snowden Files, by Luke Harding". Financial
Times. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
Award-winning Guardian reporter Luke Harding tells Snowden's astonishing story in the book
the Snowden Files--from the day he left his glamorous girlfriend in Honolulu carrying a hard
drive full of secrets, to the weeks of his secret-spilling in Hong Kong, to his battle for asylum
and his exile in Moscow. Harding brings together the many sources and strands of the story,
touching on everything from concerns about domestic spying to the complicity of the tech sector,
while also placing us in the room with Edward Snowden himself.