The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America Audiobook

" The story was great. The narration is excellent. I would recommend this book to my feiwnds . "

" Another great book by Bamford. I read Puzzle Palace when I was in college and his subsequent books have been just as informative. For someone who's technically an "outsider" his access and knowledge of the intelligence subject is outstanding. "

" While I'm still reading this book, it's a chilling account of what can go wrong when an agency with unchecked power is given everything it wants in the name of national security. It's a terrifying expose of the dangers that our very intelligence community presents to our civil liberties. "

" For those who acquainted with recent headlines about the NSA, this book is mostly review. But it's worth reading nonetheless. "

" The death of the 4th. "

" Interesting till halfway through. The author gets too technical and loses the reader's attention. "

" Paints bleak picture of Bush era NSA sucking up tons of data and skirting the 4th amendment while trying to catch terrorists. "

" I really wish I could but no comment! "

" Quite an eye-opener of the power of government "

" A fascinating disection of how and why the dots didn't get connected before 9/11. "

" Excellent book, and it worth to read not only for the Americans: some NSA's things described by the author are in use in other countries. "

" A well done, chilling expose of the NSA, post 9/11. Bamford never veers into partisan politics and keeps his opinions to a bare minimum. "

" Ai, yi, yi. Must read about US Intelligence both foreign and domestic; the NSA; the telecoms; the foreign hardware/software companies involved. Whew. "

" I don't know where to begin. This will be far too technichal and drab for most people, but Bramford's style has certainly gotten more friendly since Puzzle Palace. I'm now a little scared. "

" this book is also too old for me. and it became sort of boring in the middle, so i didn't finish it the first time i read it. "

" a must read to understand the "security" apparatus pre and post 9-11. "

" Save yourself the hassle of reading this book by watching PBS Frontline episode with the same name. The book started out good and then wandered all over creation losing any hint of cohesiveness. "

" Ai, yi, yi. Must read about US Intelligence both foreign and domestic; the NSA; the telecoms; the foreign hardware/software companies involved. Whew. "

" It's actually firghtening. Worth the read. "

" Really dense to read, but a terrifying look inside the illegal mess going on inside the US. "

" Scary! Big brother is watching! "