No Place to Hide

No place to hide is the story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history. In May 2013 Glenn Greenwald set out for Hong Kong to meet an anonymous source who claimed to have astonishing evidence of pervasive government spying and insisted on communicating only through heavily encrypted channels. That source turned out to be the twenty-nine-year-old NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations about the agency's widespread, systemic overreach proved to be some of the most explosive and consequential news in recent history, triggering a fierce debate over national security and information privacy. Now, for the first time, Greenwald fits all the pieces together, recounting his high-intensity ten-day trip to Hong Kong, examining the broader implications of the surveillance detailed in his reporting for the Guardian, and revealing fresh information on the NSA's unprecedented abuse of power with never-before-seen documents entrusted to him by Snowden himself. Going beyond the NSA, Greenwald also takes on the establishment media for their failure to serve the interests of the people and asks what it means both for individuals and for a nation's political health when a government pries so invasively into the private lives of its citizens. Coming at a landmark moment in history, No Place to Hideis a fearless, incisive and essential contribution to our understanding of the surveillance state. 'The most important voice to have entered the political discourse in years.' Bill Moyers 'The first thing I do when I turn on the computer in the morning is go to Glenn Greenwald's blog. He is truly one of our greatest writers right now.' Michael Moore 'Not only does No Place to Hideconfirm what many have suspected - that surveillance is happening - but it also makes clear that it's happening on an almost unimaginably vast scale.'Phillippe Sands, The Guardian 'Compelling, powerful, shocking, important.' Observer 'The story of Edward Snowden is remarkable. Has all the makings of a thriller. Greenwald provides an excellent overview, putting the pieces together in a way that daily journalism cannot.' The Economist 'The inside account. Action-packed, engrossing and polemical.' 4 stars, Daily Telegraph 'A Pulitzer in the bag, Hollywood knocking on the door and a newfound status as one of the world's most celebrated journalists, Greenwald has pursued the Snowden story with passion. Genuinely gripping- Jason Bourne meets The Social Network.' Financial Times 'At times, this account by Greenwald of how he landed one of the biggest scoops of the century feels like it has come straight out of the pages of a Robert Ludlum thriller.' The Sunday Times 'Impassioned.' The New York Times 'Pulse-pounding.' Wired