The Great Hack
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The Great Hack (2019)

26/01/2019
Documentary
1h 54m

They took your data. Then they took control.

Overview

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

  • Karim AmerDirector, Writer
  • Jehane NoujaimDirector
  • Erin BarnettWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • propaganda
  • politics
  • united kingdom
  • social network
  • behavior modification
  • whistleblower
  • political thriller
  • facebook
  • brexit
  • usa election
  • big data

Top Billed Cast

Brittany Kaiser

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

David Carroll

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

Ravi Naik

Ravi Naik

Self - Data Rights Solicitor

Julian Wheatland

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

Christopher Wiley

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

Paul Hilder

Self - Writer/Political Technologist

Emma Graham-Harrison

Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

Gill Phillips

Self - Legal Council, The Guardian

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