![]() ![]() He decides to serve in the intelligence services and begins the process of obtaining a security clearance. After 9/11, he joins the Army, to his parents’ chagrin.Īlthough a qualified computer expert, he enlists and attends basic training an accident forces him to accept discharge. At the college, he meets a woman named Mae who runs a web design company, and he begins to work for her in while going to school. His parents divorce, and he wonders whether his computer obsession contributed to their break-up. His ever-increasing computer use harms his grades and causes insomnia. On one occasion, his rudimentary hacking reveals a security flaw in the website of a nuclear research facility, which he dutifully reports. ![]() He plays games, learns how to build a computer, and teaches himself coding. Around age 12, he grows increasingly obsessed with the internet and spends a huge amount of time online. His father buys a home computer, spurring the young Snowden’s interest in computing. He is raised by parents who work for the government and eventually move to the Beltway, the area surrounding Washington, D.C. The book begins with a description of Snowden’s childhood. ![]()
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