The Great Hack

Jan 26, 2019

1h 54m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Noujaim Films

The Othrs

The Great Hack Trailers

Cast

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

David Carroll

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Data Rights Solicitor

Ravi Naik

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

Julian Wheatland

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

Christopher Wiley

Self - Writer/Political Technologist

Paul Hilder

Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

Emma Graham-Harrison

Self - Legal Council, The Guardian

Gill Phillips

Self - Arts Editor, The Observer

Sarah Donaldson

Self - Early Facebook Investor

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