Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley

Episode
Surveillance
Broadcast Info
2014 (26 mins)
Description
In 2013 Edward Snowden and a handful of journalists revealed to the world the systematic surveillance of global internet traffic by the US and the UK. How he managed to reveal to the world the story of our times is one of the most engaging spy thrillers of the new century. What he revealed was simply spectacular. In this explosive series finale Ben Hammersley travels to Washington DC, New York, London and Berlin to examine the ramifications of Snowden’s NSA files. Do our governments need these powers to protect us from terrorism, paedophilia and cyber criminality? Or should we fight for the right to privacy online?
Genre
Criminology; Forensic Technology; Computing

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