COLLECTION NAME:
Guardian Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~12~12
Guardian Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL21040554
image_number
JRL21040554
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
GUA/12/5/1/4/7
reference_number
GUA/12/5/1/4/7
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Destroyed computers and IT equipment formerly containing data leaked by Edward Snowdon
title_series
Destroyed computers and IT equipment formerly containing data leaked by Edward Snowdon
Series Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Solid State Hard Drive
title_larger_entity
Solid State Hard Drive
Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
2012
date_created
2012
Date Created
false
Description:
Severely damaged SSD in three pieces. The surface has been destroyed by something with an abrasive surface. It was part of a MacBook Pro Model A1398, used by journalists preparing stories based on the Snowden files. It once held copies of secret National Security Agency (NSA) files leaked to the Guardian by Edward Snowden. The computers were destroyed at Kings Place on the instructions of GCHQ. A variety of power tools were used, including an angle grinder and a degausser.
description
Severely damaged SSD in three pieces. The surface has been destroyed by something with an abrasive surface. It was part of a MacBook Pro Model A1398, used by journalists preparing stories based on the Snowden files. It once held copies of secret National Security Agency (NSA) files leaked to the Guardian by Edward Snowden. The computers were destroyed at Kings Place on the instructions of GCHQ. A variety of power tools were used, including an angle grinder and a degausser.
Description
false
Subject:
Computers
subject
Computers
Subject
false
Subject:
Newspapers
subject
Newspapers
Subject
false
Subject:
Whistle blowing
subject
Whistle blowing
Subject
false
Subject:
Security classification (Government documents)
subject
Security classification (Government documents)
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Archives
category
Archives
Category of Material
false
Support:
Plastic
support
Plastic
Support
false
Support:
Metal
support
Metal
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
temporal_coverage
20th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
People Covered:
Snowden, Edward J., 1983-
people_covered
Snowden, Edward J., 1983-
People Covered
false
Item Height:
105 mm
item_height
105 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
30 mm
item_width
30 mm
Item Width
false
Item Depth:
4 mm
item_depth
4 mm
Item Depth
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
image_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
© Guardian News & Media Ltd
work_rights
© Guardian News & Media Ltd
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false