The Great Hack
The Great Hack

The Great Hack

They took your data. Then they took control.

January 26, 2019115 min★ 6.9EN
Documentary

Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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Cast

Brittany Kaiser
Brittany KaiserSelf - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica
David Carroll
David CarrollSelf - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design
Paul-Olivier Dehaye
Paul-Olivier DehayeSelf - Founder @PersonalDataIO
Ravi Naik
Ravi NaikSelf - Data Rights Solicitor
Julian Wheatland
Julian WheatlandSelf - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL
Carole Cadwalladr
Carole CadwalladrSelf - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian
Christopher Wiley
Christopher WileySelf - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower
Paul Hilder
Paul HilderSelf - Writer/Political Technologist
Emma Graham-Harrison
Emma Graham-HarrisonSelf - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer
Gill Phillips
Gill PhillipsSelf - Legal Council, The Guardian