Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

“Longlisted for the Airey Neave Book Prize, Airey Neave Trust”
“Zegart provides not just a sweeping history of the U.S. intelligence community but also nuggets that help place events in a new context… . A perfect primer for anyone trying to understand how the intelligence community is meeting the challenges of the digital age.”—Dina Temple-Raston, Washington Post
“A lucid and sobering account of how digital and other technological breakthroughs are ‘generating new uncertainties and empowering new adversaries’ for the United States at a time when its intelligence agencies are uniquely stressed… . Zegart offers no easy solutions but warns that the world of cyberwarfare requires both a ‘paradigm shift’ and ‘mobilization in milliseconds.’ In the new world, national security must take precedence over intelligence gathering, enabling decision makers to respond forcefully and quickly to cyberattacks. The divide between Washington and tech giants must be bridged or a day of reckoning will surely come.”—Harvey Klehr, Wall Street Journal
“In Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, Amy Zegart of Stanford University looks at how technology is transforming cloak-and-dagger work.” * The Economist *
“This book cements Zegart’s reputation as a leading historian and analyst of American foreign intelligence… . Highly recommended.” * Choice *
“Astute… . Brilliant… . In the wireless 21st-century world, espionage, sabotage, and brainwashing are no longer the province of government agencies; nearly anyone with an internet connection can do it. Disturbing but superbly insightful.” * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *
“This is a comprehensive and much needed study on the impact of technology on intelligence by a leading scholar in the field. Clear in argument, the book is meticulously researched and highly readable.”—Dan Lomas, International Affairs

Amy Zegart is senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. Her books include Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9⁄11 (Princeton) and (with Condoleezza Rice) Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity. She lives in Stanford, California.

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