Weapons of Mass Surveillance

Weapons of Mass Surveillance

2017
42min

The digital age has heralded a new unprecedented means of surveillance, and as more of our personal information goes online, more of our lives are subject to state-sponsored espionage. Governments with dubious human rights records are now using mass surveillance technology to thoroughly track and quell any murmurs of dissent - and it is western companies that are providing the technology to do so.

Weapons of Mass Surveillance

Storyline

The digital age has heralded a new unprecedented means of surveillance, and as more of our personal information goes online, more of our lives are subject to state-sponsored espionage. Governments with dubious human rights records are now using mass surveillance technology to thoroughly track and quell any murmurs of dissent - and it is western companies that are providing the technology to do so.
    Released
    24 June 2017
    Runtime
    42min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    BBC Worldwide
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