Nothing to Hide (2017)

An independent documentary dealing with surveillance and its acceptance by the general public through the "I have nothing to hide" argument.

Director:

Marc Meillassoux

Writer:

Marc Meillassoux

Stars:

Max Thommes, Vera Lengsfeld, Thomas Drake

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max Thommes	...	Mister X
Vera Lengsfeld	...	former East-German (GDR) political dissident
Thomas Drake	...	Whistleblower
Joel Domenjoud	...	Environmental Activist, French State Surveillance Target
William Binney	...	Whistleblower
Jennifer Schulte	...	Human Rights Activist
Anne Roth	...	Political Scientist, German State Surveillance Target
Alison Macrina	...	Digital Privacy Activist, Tor Project
Jérémie Zimmermann	...	Hacker, Quadrature du Net
Stephanie Hankey	...	Director, Tactical Tech
Claudio Agosti	...	Hacker, Globaleaks
Klara Weiand	...	Computer Scientist, Big Data Analyst
Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin	...	President, France-EU Data Protection Authority
Louis Pouzin	...	a 'Grandfather of the Internet', Datagram
Giovanni Buttarelli	...	Anti-terrorist Judge, European Data Protection Supervisor

Storyline

NOTHING TO HIDE questions the growing, puzzling and passive public acceptance of massive corporate and governmental incursions into individual and group privacy and rights. People generally agree that mass surveillance regimes are inherently invasive and authoritarian. Yet at the same time, the number of online apps and "free" services people install is constantly increasing. Forced to accept their terms and conditions, they click away their privacy and grant access to their own personal data. To justify their compliance, most of the people usually repeat: "Anyway, I don't interest anyone", "Why would they look at me?" and finally "I have NOTHING TO HIDE". The implications and consequences of the Nothing to Hide logic in the era of Big Data have never been questioned. Ignoring this question prevents us from answering another: What kind of society are we building for ourselves and future generations?

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Plot Keywords:

privacy | nsa | surveillance | snowden | hacker | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official Website

Country:

Germany France

Language:

English German Spanish French

Release Date:

6 September 2017 (France)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (AAC)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The documentary was supported by 409 backers on Kickstarter.

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