This memo contains the thoughts and recountings of events that
transpired during and after the release of information about the United States National Security Agency (NSA)
by Edward Snowden in 2013. There are four perspectives: that of someone
who was involved with sifting through the information to responsibly
inform the public, that of a security area director of the IETF, that of a human
rights expert, and that of a computer science and affiliate law professor. The purpose
of this memo is to provide some historical perspective, while at the
same time offering a view as to what security and privacy challenges
the technical community should consider. These essays do not represent a consensus view, but that of the individual authors.
Prepare to be transported back in time as I delve into one of my all-time favorite books from my teenage years: The Rough Guide 2.0: The Internet & World Wide Web.
This memo contains the thoughts and recountings of events that
transpired during and after the release of information about the NSA
by Edward Snowden. There are four perspectives: that of someone
who was involved with sifting through the information to responsibly
inform the public, a security area director of the IETF, a human
rights expert, and of a computer science and law expert. The purpose
of this memo is to provide some historical perspective, while at the
same time offering a view as to what security and privacy challenges
the technical community should consider.