Black Code (2016)

Directed by

Nicholas de Pencier

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary investigates how modern technology enables governments and corporations to monitor people. It draws on a book about internet surveillance and its impact on privacy and freedom.

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What happens

Black Code is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicholas de Pencier and released in 2016. Based on Ronald Deibert's book Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet, the film explores the ways in which contemporary technology has facilitated an increasingly sophisticated surveillance infrastructure. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary (Eric Pedicelli) at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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