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Permanent Record

This film focuses specifically on the permanence of digital informationthe 'permanent record.' It explores how everythin...

Data Ownership Digital Footprint Reputation Damage Online History

8.5 Very Good

2

The Panopticon Effect

This documentary explores Michel Foucault's Panopticon concept in the context of modern digital life. It argues that the...

Foucault Surveillance Architecture Self Censorship Behavioral Control

8.2 Very Good

3

The Great Hack (Re-watch)

This series remains a crucial exposé on how personal data is harvested, weaponized, and used to manipulate democratic pr...

Social Media Politics Data Privacy Surveillance

8.0 Very Good

4

China's Digital Sphere

This documentary provides an unparalleled look inside one of the world's most sophisticated examples of state-controlled...

Geopolitics Information Warfare Internet Censorship Great Firewall

8.0 Very Good

5

The Cambridge Analytica Fallout

This film zeroes in on the real-world political fallout from the misuse of psychographic data, exemplified by the Cambri...

Political Science Data Mining Misinformation Election Interference

7.8 Good

6

Encryption Wars

This documentary explores the battleground of modern digital security: end-to-end encryption. It explains how encryption...

Cryptography Privacy Tools Digital Security Security Protocols

7.5 Good

7

The Data Broker Economy

This film shines a spotlight on the often invisible industry of data brokersthe entities that aggregate and sell profile...

Data Selling Consumer Rights Data Broker Personal Data

7.2 Good

8

AI Bias Detection

This documentary tackles the critical issue of bias embedded within AI systems. It demonstrates how historical human bia...

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Discrimination Fairness

7.0 Good

9

The Right to Be Forgotten Explained

This documentary serves as an accessible, comprehensive guide to the 'Right to Be Forgotten,' primarily focusing on GDPR...

User Control GDPR Data Deletion Privacy Law

6.8 Fair

10

Deepfake Detection

This film tackles the rapidly evolving threat of deepfake technology. It doesn't just show *how* deepfakes are made, but...

Deepfake Synthetic Media Misinformation Media Forensics

6.5 Fair

11

The Surveillance State in Practice

This documentary takes a ground-level approach, examining how surveillance technologies are implemented in specific citi...

Facial Recognition Public Safety Civil Rights City Tech

6.2 Fair

12

Data Ownership Rights

This film tackles the philosophical and emerging legal question: Who owns the data generated by our actions? It explores...

User Control Data Rights Intellectual Property Legal Theory

6.0 Fair

13

The Algorithmic Gatekeeper

This documentary examines the immense, often unchecked power wielded by major tech platforms as gatekeepers of public di...

Censorship Content Moderation Free Speech Platform Economy

5.8 Average

14

Biometric Data Risks

This film focuses narrowly on the unique risks associated with biometric datafingerprints, iris scans, and facial geomet...

Biometrics Identity Theft Security Risks Fingerprint Data

5.5 Average

15

The Cloud Infrastructure

This documentary explores the physical reality of 'the cloud'the massive, often opaque data centers that host our lives....

Cloud Computing Data Sovereignty Data Residency Jurisdiction

5.2 Average

16

The Privacy Paradox

This documentary explores the cognitive dissonance known as the 'Privacy Paradox'the gap between what people say they va...

Psychology Human Behavior Consent Fatigue Privacy Attitude

5.0 Average