{"id":162960,"date":"2019-09-18T19:05:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1804371\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T11:05:11","slug":"justice-department-sues-for-edward-snowdens-book-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/18\/justice-department-sues-for-edward-snowdens-book-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department Sues For Edward Snowden\u2019s Book Profits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Edward Snowden’s memoir “Permanent Record” (via Amazon)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The United States is suing Edward Snowden for the alleged violation of non-disclosure agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Uh, guys, I think we’re a little past the point of leaking highly class<\/a>ified information\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Justice alleges<\/a> that government contractor-turned-whistleblower Snowden published a memoir without review from his former employers.<\/span><\/p>\n

In “Permanent Record,” the 36-year-old reveals, for the first time, how he helped build the National Security Agency’s PRISM surveillance system, and why he eventually exposed it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The narrative, according to<\/a> Snowden’s ACLU attorney Ben Wizner, “contains no government secrets that have not been previously published by respected news organizations.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Had Mr. Snowden believed that the government would review his book in good faith, he would have submitted it,” the lawyer added. “But the government continues to insist that facts that are known and discussed throughout the world are still somehow class<\/a>ified.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The DOJ, however, isn’t trying to stop publication or distribution of “Permanent Record.” Instead, it simply wants to recover all of the author’s proceeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The government of the United States has just announced a lawsuit over my memoir, which was just released today worldwide. This is the book the government does not want you to read: (link corrected) https:\/\/t.co\/JS1AJ6QlXg<\/a><\/p>\n

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n