Underplayed Gems

Do Not Track (2015)

Do Not Track poster
Directed by
Brett Gaylor
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary series explains how companies collect and use personal data from people's internet activity. It features interviews with experts and activists who discuss online privacy issues.

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What happens

Do Not Track (French: Traque interdite) is a 2015 online interactive documentary series about internet privacy, conceived and directed by Brett Gaylor. The series, which combines short videos and interactive elements, seeks to educate people about who may be tracking them online and the amount of private information that may be extrapolated from their Internet activities. It interviews experts and activists such as Danah Boyd, Ethan Zuckerman, Kate Crawford, Cory Doctorow and Alicia Garza about how personal online data is being collected and used, and allows users see in real-time how their own personal data is being tracked. This web documentary is an international co-production of the National Film Board of Canada, Arte, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Upian. Its first two episodes were launched on April 14, to be followed by five more installments released once every two weeks. Do Not Track was also presented as an interactive installation in the Storyscapes section of the Tribeca Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. Do Not Track received a Peabody Award for the Web category, an International Documentary Association Award for Best Series, and a Prix Gémeaux for Best Interactive Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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