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Waking up in a Surveillance Society

•1h 16m

Documentary

Presents a sharp look at the current state of privacy and debates around the rights and desires of individuals, governments, terrorism and the increasing accessibility and use of surveillance.

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Cast

Juan Manuel Biaiñ

Self

Noam Chomsky

Self

Whitfield Diffie

Self

Simon Davies

Self

Kristel Elling

Brian Eno

Kate Gilmore

Emmanuel Goldstein

Amy Goodman

A.C. Grayling

Daniel T. Kuehl

John Lettice

Rain Ottis

Katherine Rodden

Oxblood Ruffin

Rocco Salata

Yael Shahar

David Murakami Wood

Philip R. Zimmermann

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