The Great Hack (2019)

01/26/2019 (US) • 1h 54m

Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

propaganda

politics

united kingdom

social network

behavior modification

whistleblower

political thriller

facebook

brexit

usa election

big data

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