Reflections on Ten Years Past the Snowden Revelations
RFC 9446, “Reflections on Ten Years Past the Snowden Revelations”, is an Informational document published in July 2023 by S. Farrell, F. Badii, B. Schneier, S. M. Bellovin. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
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.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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