Documentary Review
'The Great Hack' is a disturbing look at the rise of data as a commodity
This Netflix documentary is an unsettling examination of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the weaponizing of your online self
04 August 2019 - 00:05
Directed by Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, The Great Hack, which arrives on Netflix after an acclaimed debut at the Sundance Film Festival, offers a disturbing examination of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the rise of data as the single most important commodity in the current era...
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