1984 - Wiretaps, data dumps and zero days: is digital privacy no longer possible? The Guardian

The Guardian

Published on 4 Apr 2017

There have been allegations of Russian hacking of the US election, WikiLeaks revelations of CIA cyber weapons including targeted surveillance using consumer devices, and the call for a back door into encrypted communications apps.

So to want extent is privacy and democracy under threat? The Guardian’s defence and intelligence correspondent, Ewen MacCaskill, and technology reporter, Alex Hern, discuss the practice and implications of digital technology and surveillance and what it potentially means for all of us.