![]() ![]() ![]() “Mr Snowden wrote this book to continue the global conversation about mass surveillance and free societies that his actions helped inspire. Snowden's attorney Ben Wizner said while the book does not contain any sensitive information that has not been published before, his client opted not to take the book for pre-review because he believed the agents would have acted in bad faith. Zachary Terwilliger, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, told the publication that intelligence information must not be used to generate profit but to protect the nation. The lawsuit seeks to ensure that Snowden does not receive any monetary benefits from the sales of the book - and to prevent him from giving speeches on its contents, as opposed to barring its sales. ![]() “The lawsuit alleges that Snowden published his book without submitting it to the agencies for the pre-publication review, in violation of his express obligations under the agreements he signed,” the justice department said in a news release Tuesday.Īccording to The Wall Street Journal, the book details why Snowden decided to leak files of classified surveillance programs to journalists back in 2013. This would allow the agencies to prevent publication of any information that may be regarded as sensitive or classified. The contractual agreement between Snowden and government intelligence agencies requires him to submit the copy of the book to the agencies for review before publication. ![]()
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