Cybersecurity

Snowden’s Failure to Have Book Screened Means No Profit

  • U.S. judge rules Snowden should’ve tried to get book cleared
  • Onetime whistleblower fled U.S. for Russia after 2013 Leaks
“Permanent Record” by Edward SnowdenPhotographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Edward Snowden can’t profit from his recently released memoir because he failed to get pre-publication clearance from U.S. security agencies, a judge ruled.

The former Central Intelligence Agency employee and National Security Agency contractor exposed top-secret surveillance programs, including hacking of private internet systems, in 2013. He fled to Russia, where he still lives.