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The Great Hack

They took your data. Then they took control.

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.

20191h 55mNRDocumentary

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About The Great Hack

Directors
Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
Cast
Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik, Julian Wheatland, Carole Cadwalladr
Genres
Documentary
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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