United States of Secrets, Part Two (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
In part two of this two part series, FRONTLINE explores the secret relationship between Silicon Valley and the National Security Agency, investigating how the U.S. government and tech companies worked together to gather and warehouse personal data. (Aired 2014)
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How did big tech companies react when the government asked them to turn over data on millions of ordinary American citizens? And what do companies like Google, Facebook and Yahoo! really know about you? FRONTLINE Producer Martin Smith ("Money, Power and Wall Street" and "Obama's War") investigates the ways Silicon Valley has played a role in the NSA’s dragnet, and blurred the boundaries of privacy for us all.
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There is a lot of false information from PBS
your report acts "as if" this all might happen. This happens all the time, it has to me, and it has to others. No, I do not trust the US Government or it's intl agencies which are abusive
Bring some factual modern day content, it's 2021 not 2014!
@@donaldharlan3981 your intelligence is false information
@@donaldharlan3981 you wouldn’t say that about Fox News or OANN, would you Trumphumper?
Snowden "broke the law" to expose the liars who had been breaking the law for years...And people have the nerve to judge him...
When exposing the truth becomes a crime...your living under tyranny
Ironic how they can make that sound righteous isn't it??
@@RebeccaGallin I know of no explanation for this other than it is literally....a mental illness
Well he does have "just cause" to be judged, he broke the law. He is aware he did, or else he would have come back to American soil to face charges, that would make his behavior more of a "heroic" act.
@@mshindiwataji he had to break the law because he understood the barriers that stop whistle blower information from getting out. You have to be pretty politically and ethically illiterate to think that a law made to protect criminals in power is in any way legitimate.
Snowden is a hero, we 330 million Americans failed to support him.
@John Krumwiede um. It was the Fascist Left under Obama who started this.
It's both sides of the political establishment that made Snowden a pariah. Claiming It's left or right is meaningless, they both serve the same interests.
Snowden is a hero! I do voice texting a lot and sometimes when I turn on my microphone and use it and then turn it off it comes right back on all by itself. Nothing has gotten better since this story.
It's amazing how nobody can figure out that these people are planted to make you react they're not on your side
Funny cause the same 330million American are also sitting and u supporting freedom, allowing the Biden crime family dis assemble American & take the debt ceiling to 29 trillion. Sealing the fate of today's children to be granted a %75 shot in the life time to choose death by starvation or a war beyond our imagination. American people support nothing outside there own box. The next 5 presidents will not have the power to reverse. In the next 6months it will take $174(more) to feed a family of 4. The green new deal will seal the destruction of and horrifying life of our children 10yrs and under. Think about that the next time you tell them how you love them. SHAME. We are not supporting our children's future.
I wish it would have STAYED in 60s 70s and 80s. ZERO CELL PHONES. ZERO INTERNET. Playing outside ALL DAY. Riding legitimate BMX bikes. Being a kid. Now its ALL ABOUT THE DATA. PROBABLY synching my DATA right NOW as I submit this. Thanks Frontline. Frontline is the best!
This documentary should be required viewing in all junior high schools.
And in congress!
56,000 NSLs in a year and only 1 person challenged its Constitutionality. It's clear why PRISM has survived 20 years.
Wow, I had forgotten what actual journalism looked like. Bring it back!
PBS has daily news that's (compared to norms) is decently bipartisan.
Also free on KZhead
Free Assange. Down with obamian corruption.
This is actually what we forgot journalism should be about.
@@lillyroth61??????
“Whatever are your darkest fears about the government, it’s worse”. George Carlin
@John Krumwiede you poor thing
@John Krumwiede 😆 dude you're just fed another line of bullshit.. when the fuck are you going to wake up and see the bigger picture that it's more complex than democrats and Republicans.
Sooo much more!!
@John Krumwiede this is not about Republicans-Democrats, black-white, vaxxed-nonvaxxed it's biblical brother and cabals getting worried. And they SHOULD! 😈
@John Krumwiede opposite sides of the same corrupt coin.
Edward Snowdon is an incredible human being. He knew he was giving up his life for us, yet he didn't hesitate. We all owe him 🙏♥️🕊️🐨
Yet he was taken in by Russia. hmmm He gave our national secrets to the whole wide world.
This is seriously my favorite documentary ever! As a gen z teen I never knew about this topic. Fantastic job!
I hope you also understand that there wasn't, and there isn't, any other way to root out unknown, potential terrorists. Just so you actually understand the pros and cons. And then if you die in a terrorist plot, you don't get to change your mind.
Thank God for KZhead, Free press and intellectuals
@@raphaellavictoria01 no it is not. You obviously missed the point in part 1.
Don't think it ended magically either. Nsa has a massive budget. Billions upon billions, they use it!
Snowden doesn’t not belong in this news piece. Snowden and Assange are traitors and federal criminals. No one elected them, or employed them to make the decisions they made. Snowden was not employed as a journalist. Snowden spoke of himself as a martyr, but he dumped and ran. Daniel Ellsberg stood and face the consequences.
Just imagine how much the government's data mining and surveillance programs have evolved since this episode aired, now 8 years later
They're in our homes now with Siri's and Alexa's. Also multiple sites including KZhead asking actual ID's.
It isn't over yet either. Next step is a cashless society with central Bank digital currencies
@matthew riggs -- 98% of the time I use digital: This is already here
@@SpaceRanger9840 Bitcoin is anti-centralization. The government hasn't stopped out de-fi just yet
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"No, we don't listen to your phone calls. You should call your mother more often, though." ~NSA
Lol 😂 So funny 🤣
Reminds. Me of the movie Enemy of the State
Never Seen Anyovus ~wiring the infrastructure pouring steel molten lava chems cherry bombs notta all film went up in smoke
Same reasons junior wasn't held accountable as the "T boogiemen RISTS" held either the blamegame "program"
But it's 20 yrs since but yet still finding 2" human bones on roof & air-conditioning tops blocks/mi. Away from blast site!
One of the best documentaries I have ever watched
so this was ya first?
I'm amazed they actually showed Obama lying.
The sad truth is even after all this was found out, nothing changed.
Very true! It's just getting worse. I have been a targeted individual for 7 years and things are just getting worse. These secret programs need to be stopped. What happened to America's civil rights?
Edward Snowden is an icon. A true American that cares about the American citizens of this country. Great job brother.
that aged well - he is Russian now
Govt. just pissed because it’s illeagal junk was made public. Just as cops scream constantly quite resisting, so they can beat the shit out of you. So to the govt cries the safety of our country.
@@pjpredhomme7699 he's been in Russia longer than the post. He's there because they won't give him up to the US. That's the only reason.
Exactly. Should be celebrated
The media had me hating Swoden thinking he was a traitor. After learning the real truth. I now consider this man a hero. I put him up there with guys like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Roser Parks.
Hating Snowden is a truly bipartisan example of how deeply in bed major media, and government establishment are, over how to keep the current paradigm in power.
By "media" you must mean american mainstream news. I rarely watch that but most of the media I was exposed to rendered him to be a great hero.
I knew he was a hero whistleblower then they made him out to look like a traitor the left has to cover up every conspiracy theory that has come true - Alex Jones been right for a decade look how they treat him no American citizen is safe from the FBI look at the 500 trump supporters wrong fully arrested for Jan 6 they are in a cell no food np meds no lawyers- families of such had a rally in support of them one father said his son was dragged out of his home by 10 FBI thrown in a cell ended up in ICU CUZ being without his meds these people were targeted only for being there and being a trump supporter they didn't INSURRRECT anything- months after Jan 6 they arrested these people my guess is FBI NSA DOJ looked at cameras and chose who to arrest- FBI agents dress up as trump supporters so did ANTIFA thst day pelosi had months to plan this insurrection to blame on other side no law abiding citizen would do this they were exercising their rights as we the people have that right to an stolen election
I knew Snowden was telling the truth. I said Russia was the Only place he could go, in order to not get extradited back to the U.S.
@@allergictostupidpeople7893 If you don’t see anything wrong with what those that were involved in the events (“insurrection”) of January 6th then I don’t know what to tell you.
When people do what is right and protect the rights of the people at great cost, they should be commended, not condemned and attacked by the same authorities that should have already been doing it themselves. Edward Snowden is a patriot.
Hi Gary so true it's called "INTEGRITY" and there are only a few people, politicians (haha) that have it. It breaks my heart when the "whistleblowers" get f * * ked. Like Tom Drake about Thin Thread!! What scares me now between the blathering fascists, the autocrats around the world, the powers that be just trashing the little guy.
Truly the very best and informative doc i have ever seen in 67 years. Sadly it reaffirmed the "rules for thee, not for me" philosophy our government seems to live by. That said, pbs you are an amazing organization. Thank you for the info.
Snowden is a hero for letting us know how much tyranny is out there.
@John Krumwiede All for it, to keep us safe.
The Tyranny has been there for a long long time. Yes, he is a hero but there are other factors, events, people who have said and done things that have the same intention and narrative.
At first I thought you said how many men dress as women.
Amen my brother. AMEN! Snowden is a Hero!
You are completely brainwashed. -marc27
Thank you Mr Snowden. You gave your known life to warn Americans. You are a true Hero and deserve nothing but praise from me and any true American. Many people don't understand how big this is and what you sacrifice to tell the world. Thank you.
He should be given a MEDAL!!
Thank you Frontline and PBS. Amazing information. Easily understood. I'm concerned about our privacy, especially the younger generation that knows not what they're surrendering.
This is why we need to reinforce, strengthen, and champion our whistleblower laws and channels to do so. In every facet of government. They are often painted as frauds, “commies,” weak or attention seeking when that is never the case. A true moral compass and great show of integrity. Really quite hard to fathom the weight that whistleblowers are under and still honoring righteousness and integrity above all else that may fall.
You don’t believe that. How do you feel about the FBI whistleblowers and the whistleblowers leaking Biden’s corruption? Let me guess, they aren’t real whistleblowers.
An idealist here? How about our Government DOES NOT F••• UP any more, so we don't need WHISTLEBLOWERS. But that's life ain't it? It will never end & will probably get worse.
Don't disagree at all. There should always be watchdogs, whistleblowers to keep things from going sideways. This guy went beyond and went to communist countries to do it. He's not a hero. He's a traitor.
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Snowden is an absolute hero.
😂😂😂 bullshit !
He should be able to come home!
RIGHT ON 🤘
Snowden would be dead and gone if he wasn't just a part of this whole charade. Just my opinion.
@@mikevarozza403 he would be dead if the Russians didn't give him asylum
I’m glad you’re reupping this two part series. Not enough people paid attention to it. If half of Americans saw this, they’d be marching on Washington with pitchforks.
If The People were so upset, they wouldn't tolerate the mass censorship we are seeing today. Or for that matter, tolerate the notion of putting half of the country in ghettos to isolate them, even prohibiting their free travel. Nothing surprises me in these new, frightening times.
No they wouldn't. They would be drinking a beer and taking a nap. The whole system is set up to keep them totally exhausted, just in order to survive.
Not likely. It's not "Land of the free, home of the brave" A more apt term is "Land of the incarcerated, home of the cowardly.
@@fostercathead Yep. We already did and the media turned a unarmed 500k working class protest at the capital into some fantasy armed “insurrection” by a few thousand white supremacists. I for one am too old and in too much pain to protest. most of the crowd of protesters were older than 35. The youth of this country are going to have to pick up the ball and run with it. Unfortunately, the youth don’t understand how dangerous socialists are and how they have murdered over 100m people last century in gulags, purges, and state directed famines. None of this gets better without both Democrats and Republicans. Violence will not help. Republicans and Socialists running things now are two sides of the same establishment coin. They are in bed with the CCP and will ruthlessly hold power until either the CCP falls or the establishment falls.
Gladio, Bay of Pigs, Gulf of Tonkin, Paperclip, Mockingbird
Every time I watch this video, I get chills at how much Edward Snowden sacrificed. In all honesty, it puts a dent into Obama's legacy
No way, OBAMA is charter member of LGBTQ+ royalty.
The entirety of Obamas legacy is one huge dent lol
Obama was a joke, he was the least transparent president, but ran on won on being soooo honest. What the calls he made with troops in the Middle East
There are a lot of dents in Obama’s legacy, as he and his wife tour the speaker’s circuit and sit on boards, raking in millions. Community organizer my __s!!!!
Everytime I hear "I'm not gonna answer that", I always think "you basically already did".
An actual Democracy doesn't spy on its own citizens. We should be protective of Mr. Snowden. He was giving us a heads up.
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Should've**** instead nobody did anything
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The mafia were also American citizens, so should the US gov't not have spied on them? How would the gov't stop terror by _allowing them use of a networking platform of secrecy_ to use against us? You fight terror with info, and impeding that ability is not a solution. I don't hear any practical solutions of what to replace' "info gathering tactics" with. *Please, let me know if you do.*
Frontline is the real deal. Old school journalism.
@Unknown User Still head and shoulders above the rest.
They're government funded
Enjoy it while it lasts ...
@@genehubbard110,and sadly people really believe that "they" would tell us what is really going on...
Actually PBS is Public Television it is a non profit and is funded greatly by the watchers who donate to them .
Everyone in America needs to see this two part special Edward Snowden is a hero of freedom and justice.
Not just Americans…
I really admire the job you do Frontline and the serious and professional journalism you do! Keep going guys and thanks so much for this great documentary I watched pt1 and pt2!
Men like Snowden, Assange, Hale etc. Who give up their lives or freedom for the people and truth are extremely rare and honourable. The people of the world owe these truth tellers immense gratitude.
I feel sad for the other people of this story who ended up in justice hell, where only the lawyers won.
Snowden showed his love for Democracy and privacy by obtaining asylum from Russia, one of the world's most oppressive surveillance states, that tortures people who do what he did for the other side.
Assange is a POS. Snowden is not. Assange had an agenda. Snowden did not. Do not lump them together
Agreed. They should be celebrated
Absolutely. Meanwhile, men like Hayden are the exact opposite: establishment slime who risk nothing whilst encroaching on the rights of millions of ordinary people just to advance their own position in the utterly corrupt institutions they serve. Hayden is so shameless that he even has the audacity to appear in this expose, attempting to exonerate himself. It backfires completely, because his lies and self-serving duplicity are exposed for all to see. The historical record will count him as an establishment stooge and little else. What a pathetic excuse for a man he is.
How ironic is it that while I watch this, my phone is probably watching me? 😁
OBAMA = ALL HOPE, NO CHANGE
@Unknown User doesn't really matter. The servers that my phone (and yours) are connected to surely do
@Unknown Usernow play the ominous music 😁
Do you see that little dark circle at the top of your screen? That's the watcher's window....
@Unknown User Yep
KEEP UP THIS GREAT REAL REPORTING FRONTLINE!!...REAL JOUNALIST!!!! old school great work EVERY time!!!
It's crazy how this documentary has no ads
It’s great
And yet, to this very day, this all still happening despite the life-altering sacrifices of the brave whistleblowers.
It’s worse now and will get a lot worse
Why hasn't the supreme court taken this issue ?
How sad
It doesn't surprise me the USG co-funded bioweapons with the CCP.
@@Gyujjtgbions as far as I'm aware nobody has taken it to them.
As we watch this KZhead, Facebook, Google & Apple are still giving up our data. Let's not forget all of the cellphone companies as well.
Sadly nothing was learned from this. We are also having our freedoms taken away from us at an alarming pace yet again in the name of public safety. Scary what the future will entail when even the most blatant abuse of power had no consequences and continues to this day
I email a friend about a fantasy trip to another country. Then KZhead starts offering me channels about that country.
Edward Snowden should be recognized as a "National Hero".
And we should not be under the impression that they have stopped since this documentary aired. They are now far more sophisticated. This is not all; they are and will use this data against us in ways we cannot even imagine. To bust these balloons more frequently, we need more consciously aware people working among the officials. Edward J. Snowden has my undying admiration.
Absolutely!! And when it finally comes to light, they'll blame AI
7 years after this was released… terrifying to think about where we’re at today.
The Starlink satellite network will soon envelope our upper atmosphere. ...
Wow I wasn't paying attention before, now look where we are!!!🙈
@@ALCRAN2010 what does this mean homie, starling???
They are at the social manipulation level now. Waiting to hear about that one but it's likely impossible to get the data to prove it.
This whole story is why we need media, journalist, and journalism ... Without it we wouldn't have this at all.
Funny how things have changed since this was originally aired in 2014…
We don’t have real media anymore they have all been bought and paid for the old mob way by our government ie: lead or money and power , you choose ! Most choose to live and be made top news cast !! Fact !!
@AZ Desert Prepper That's impossible as long as humans are involved. Whenever an algorithim comes along that can present news ... it will................................................... Still be biased based on the human that created it.
Almost all the media is now fully controlled
It’s such a shame that there’s basically nowhere left in this world that you can go and not be found anymore!..
This series left me gobsmacked at the overreach and line-crossing of our government. Just...wow.
We should really have an "Ed Snowden" award for whistleblowers and conscientious objectors
Movie "Enemy of the State" (about 20 yrs old now) pretty much nailed it on the NSA.
Yeah your right, I had forgotten all about that movie until I read your comment!
What's crazy theese sob s most likely wired and boobies trapped the offices while everyone was working during day light hours
Bout to watch now
Thanks for this excellent documentary
Amazing documentary 👍. Was fully immersed into it.Keep it up 👍.
I love how new Presidents blame and say they “inherited” a former administrations faults but rides with them and continue to strengthen them.
thank you
Just how our EX-president kept crying about the "coffers were bare" and "the last administration left us nothing" and "there were no stockpiles" and "we had to start from scratch". When in reality, what had happened was, he, himself had disbanded the NSC's directorate for global health and security and bio-defense back in 2018. So, he actually had 2 years to fill the "coffers" and make sure the cupboards were not, in fact, bare. But instead told reporters "that was a nasty question" when asked about his decision to disband the team that had a playbook. That playbook and that team had the coordination worked out among all of the different departments that would be involved in keeping this country and those 700,000 now dead, safe instead. In all of his courageous leadership and the fact that he can never admit he made a huge, very critical mistake, he just played the blame game. It's always someone else's fault when he fucks up. You are exactly right. Presidents shouldn't blame a previous administration for the disastrous decisions they make. They should take full responsibility for their errors. Especially not keep using that same old line of "we did great" & "we had the best response", when in reality he allowed 1 in every 500 Americans die. Countless others will suffer from what appears to be lifelong, debilitating conditions and residual effects from a virus that could have been kept at bay much, much better. If he hadn't been so worried about messing up his hair and make-up, maybe masks wouldn't have become such a political statement. But his tiny ego couldn't handle wearing a simple mask. Our leaders should be just that and lead by example and not play the blame game.
@@randibgood ok…
Exactly! Because they are all full of it! Two Sides of the same coin
Yeah Biden’s still trying to blame Trump. Except we didn’t have inflation during his administration.
This documentary was incredibly well-done for how comprehensive it was -- definitely going to share
A good documentary, thank you.
And the worst part is they are paying for everything with our own damned money.Sickening.
“The freedom of a country can only be measured by its respect for the rights of its citizens. These rights are in fact limitations of state power that define exactly where and when a government may not infringe into that domain of personal and individual freedoms that during the American revolution was called liberty, and that today is called privacy.” ~ - Ed Snowden
The government Never has the 'right' to infringe on one's privacy. We are supposed to be secure in our houses, papers and effects! No one has a Higher Claim over Your life and property than You!
@@southernbelle1831 to respond to each sentence in turn: 1) they have usurped this right. The prisim project outed by snowder 8+ years ago is still in effect. Who knows what else they are up to. 2) yes. Supposed to be, but we arent. All of the intel that Google Facebook and Apple have on you is available to government, often without warrant. 3) we still have the draft. I am entitled to my life unless the government needs it.
@@southernbelle1831 pretty soon not anymore
@@davidvernon3119 I agree with you but, I still stand by my comment.
Sir,Perfectly Stated,Sir!
"The president tried to downplay the allegations", I guess outright blatant lying is a form of "downplaying".
Just remember he inherited all this mess from Bush! The collapsed economy, the federal bank injecting fund to Wallstreet, the entire NSA from Bush's administration, oh and don't forget he tried to leave Afghanistan but the Bush administration war mongers wanted to increase the effort 🙄. BUT STILL! You blaim the democrats for a Republican lie and violation to the American people! Done not once, not twice, not even 3 times ! But every single Republican President has done these same things 🙄🤔 The biggest difference is Bush devised it and authorized it! Lied directly to the people while defending it! Obama inherited it going on behind his back and was being poorly advised! Capable? Yes . But STOP GIVING THE REAL CRIMINALS A FREE RIDE ! Stop believing all there BS lies ! Both Clinton and Obama, inherited financial disasters! And the Republicans just keep saying see we are doing great ,but we aren't it's all getting much worse each time the top gain huge ground and the people loose more and get stupider. It's really sad . 😥 I don't think the usa can recover from the crisis the Republicans have left us .
@@deadeyetopher8621 it's true Obama inherited the illegal surveillance system from Bush, along with the war. And that alleviates the FACT that he allowed it to continue and expanded it? It's not as bad that he lied about it just as Bush did? The lesser evil of two evils is still evil, that is if one assumes he is the lesser. Disregarding what democrats say, and only looking at the voting record and the lobbyist paychecks they receive, the Republican and Democratic parties are both filled with the ruling class and or look after their interests. I don't see the point in being loyal to any political party that so clearly has been corrupted, this being applied to both major parties.
JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick (Documentary /watch?v=9Wf3O93I4lI) September 11: The New Pearl Harbor (Documentary /watch?v=Rq9nUPs2RAk)
@@deadeyetopher8621 the bushes the clintons the Obamas they're all on the same page even if they're I Republican or Democrat don't forget about all the rhinos all these years and you're still talking hogwash the cats out of the bag we know the players
@@jeffkeenan1539 you are missing a whole lot! This is why Republicans are so misinformed! They watch lie TV " fox news". They live in communities that drive this misinformation! Are there Democrats that act like Republicans? Yes because of all the lobbyists! Another trait from the Reagan days! When senators like Machen visit with oil lobbyists every week then he's going to block any progress in rebuilding America as fox tell people it's all for Nancy! Ever since rush Limbaugh started the Clinton bashing for trying to get health care to people! By the way the far right wing radio shows are paid millions to lie! Gun lobbyists scare people into believing Democrats hate guns! Most democrats I know own guns! It's all lies ! For 40 years you have been brainwashed! The facts are out there! But if you refuse science then facts meen nothing to you! Killing jews isn't racist, war isn't murder, and the earth is flat, democrats are blood letting children in Chinese restaurants basements, just think about the lies you believe vs the actual mountain of facts that prove your just uneducated and misinformed by far right wing lies! The wto and nafta are products of the far right and a capitalist agenda that has created the largest in equality of wealth in the world! All so you can support huge corporations that take full advantage of the poor! 1 million homeless but let's creat more people that will struggle as Republicans refuse to help the life they forced into existence!
They did an extraordinary job putting this together ..
Absolutely excellent work, thank you.
Great documentaries here "Unites States of Secrets" parts 1 and 2. Frontline has been hitting it out of the ballpark lately. Please keep it up. Thank you.
@CitizenOWorld , and still relevant because people forget too easily. Trump didn't ban Huawei because was a Patriot, but because he was just another POTUS.
@@ALCRAN2010 Thank you.
These were from 2014, so they've been doing good work for years not just lately. Props to all the reporters.
i feel so too, its the best dokuseries out of da US nA, or one of the best!!!
@@ALCRAN2010 I.😊ox
SNOWDEN will go down in history as a hero. Nothing else. Huge wake up call for everyone.
You are completely brainwashed. -marc27
No doubt.
@@marcdouglasvogt7167 your contradiction is the GOAT!
Beautiful work
You've given me great insight into the inner departments of the US government
The take away here is, even though they talked about these intrusions in the past tense, more of our privacy is being surveilled than ever in 2022. Another conclusion one can arrive at, is that none of the people, in either the gov or the private sector, that are guilty of felony crimes, will ever be brought to justice, at least in this lifetime. We didn't hear about a single one, who faced the consequences of their admitted crimes, and ironically, the only person facing persecution, is the hero in the story, Edward Snowden... "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
Not only temporary safety but fake safety
Who's gonna hold them accountable?...The fox guards the hen house and they (politicians) made sure of that with an insurance card called "qualified immunity".
My daddy always said ,"Don't trust the government."
If voting worked they wouldn't let us do it
Dad was right
Your dad 👨 was right ✅
@Tah BOO ain't broke don't fix
@Tah BOO alcohol not answer, helping forgot question
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
I knew someone who actively worked a security analyst job. I am surprised to see extent of what they did.
easily one of the best documentaries ive seen in my life if not the best, leaves you paranoid but, its better to know the truth than living without knowing all of this, definitely life changing, thank you Edward
Definitely eye opening!!
hope his actions inspire some young person to grow up, run for president, and pardon him.
Not hard to secure your traffic.
@@scorch4299 Julian Assange too, wtf the matter with you.
Thank you, PBS! Probably the most unbiased media there is.
The most, but still slight bias, albeit FAR LESS SO than when communication companies are the parents to your media channel.
There isnt no such thing as unbiased media, that is a childish concept at its core.
Ty for sharing this info.
Based on these 2 parts of the documentary. We were led to believe Snowden was public enemy but actually we should all be grateful for him. I think whistleblowing should be legalized. Thank you to Frontlines for sharing these 2 documentaries. And thank you to the journalist for publishing the story.
It's legal. Stealing classified documents isn't.
@@OneLine122 The entire government whistleblower act is designed to protect anyone who turns in criminal actors within our government and pay them a percentage of the money they saved us. Even Obama violated the protections of this Federal act.
If it needs to be done in the shadows is it even worth doing?
@@OneLine122 - it's whistle blowing when it's a violation of your privacy
Whistle blowers are usually protected, except for when they go against the government.
Snowden is an American Hero. Thanks to him we now realize how sneaky I Government really is. We need to keep in mind that that we the people have the power not the Government. And put those in office that believe in the Constitution and will up hold it and give the American People back our freedom and give the power back to the American people. Thanks you Edward Snowden for your Bravery..
So informative Truly life-changing
All these years later and all you have to do is verbalize interest in something and five minutes later you see an add just for you!
In other words we pay for unlimited data on our phones to give our information for free to companies making BILLIONS with it.
lol. ironic: we pay them to make billions. So true.
Yup...and the government gets out info, also.
Spot on!
your point on they pulled xsfast one wen your stuff took longer to downloafd u may have thotbur data was getting hi it was the government wanting you to go for more so you could pay foir their spying on us at are own expense just as bad as pfizer and the control overvthe government and the rules to comply with before they even think abt selling the gov the vax check the no asperating and the shit in the needle some in the vial check out the real do your homework before you get weak to their enforcing bs seriiusly ull be pissed and to forcevit to kids burns even more
Bingo!
We might need to pull out our electric typewriters and use good old fashion slow mail. I need a few Dixie Cups and String.
Low Tech Rules! Typewriters and Carbon Paper. Yeah!
Tin cans work well too 👌
EXACTLY...I've been telling poeple...learn how to write again!, And buy STAMPS! For 4 years
They can scan and collect everything with today's technologies, including mail. Using regular mail will cut Google off from your personal mail though, and that's a good thing.
Don't like typing, would rather write it down on paper, plus you're handwriting tells the kind of person you are & private
Watching this again, now years later, it's so disappointing that there was no outrage in mass via the public towards these illegal surveillance programs. Sure, there was great media coverage and plenty of visibility to it but where the people in the streets? Where was the outrage from the average person? Was it because they didn't fully understand the implications? Or are they just too ambivalent to care? Who knows. But Snowden is a hero and he should be welcomed back to America with open arms. Meanwhile, nothing has changed and I can only imagine how much more sophisticated these programs are now in 2022.
Thank you
You didn't expect the NSA to tell the truth did you?
Sadly US citizens will regret someday for not speaking about it and that how their privacy was invaded by govt without their consent. Technically all these people in Govt should be sued in international court
Now that we lost the war again Osama Bin Laden, will they repeal The Patriot Act?
Speaking about it solves nothing.
This is what happens in the power of capitalism. Marketing and LP will always find a way to feed the politicians, who feed the media, who feed the people that this is all in the spirit of the American dream and if you take these big corporations rights away you take away the mom and pop stores too...In the end we're just creating monopolies with mass amounts of power who really are running the world. People laugh and call folks like me who see this conspiracy theorists but if you dig deep these monopolies have their hands in so many different things with so many different companies and people of an elite status, that you...will NEVER be able to crush them. Have you ever asked yourself why people like high ranking military officers are on the board for "instant blood test" or the wives of heads of congress (who are themselves millionaires, involved in politics and private businesses) on the board of the most elite grocery chain that crushes and buys out all the other guys? It's not for our protection, it's for theirs. Even if it was for ours...we have given these people complete and utter power over us in the name of convenience and commerce.
@@misstuxbrandi .
Congress passed the Patriot Act. The government gave itself the right to spy on us. Repeal the Patriot Act. I was appalled when I read it and could not believe our government was giving the right to collect my information if they want to.and look at what they want to. Our government is out of control.
Beautifully made documentary.
Wonderful conclusion.
Snowden is a hero. Thank you for your sacrifice(s)!!!
😂😂😂
You are completely brainwashed. -marc27
@@marcdouglasvogt7167 thanks - caro69
@Tah BOO I love it ❤️ that guy was a tool. But you and me? We're cool -caro420
Thank you Snowden and Assange. I am deeply saddened by the lack of spine of governments and their minions in social media and the media itself. The sacrifice you have both made on our behalf is truly humbling
Snowden, is the real hero. Someone that risked everything in his life, for the good of the people.
Amazing and superbly well-made documentary
I'm pretty convinced that the only real difference between my country's two political parties is which social/cultural issues they use to divide, distract, and conquer. Business as usual, every single time, otherwise.
Facts
Agreed
They are all one and the same. It’s the deceitful notion that we’ve only been provided the ILLUSION of CHOICE! It’s all bullshit
'The Most Dangerous Superstition' by Larken Rose The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Etienne Da La Boetie
@@daniellelala5045 the voting box is the selection box of Slaves. I posted the title of two very important books. They are available in pdf form online. I highly recommend that you read them. You may have no idea just how right your comment is.
So the NSA is who decides what " National security is classified " ?
And who is or isn't a "terrorist".
Great journalism!!!!
This makes me 100% know that my phone is listening to me! If I have a conversation saying that I want cupcakes..every ad I see is cupcakes. It’s on fb and ig for sure! If I commit a crime…no phones
Frontline is leading the pack right now
ok.
@@katuhlina ok. ok. ok. ok. that was a great, meaningful comment you made when you said: "ok."
Really, where's new content? Just saying I'd agree 💯 with you but.....2014???
@@drug.3797 They put out new content all the time.
Frontline has always led the pack. One of my favorite shows on PBS. Always well rounded and informative. Great job people!
The headline should be and in the end nothing changed
documentaries like these, raise awareness, but nothing ever gets done. in fact they are designed to fool the viewers into thinking that now they are empowered and aware, changes will follow. They do not nor ever shall
Great docu 👌
I am as proactive as I can be with my online security but this is so disheartening. I'm sad I don't have the courage to live off the grid in the woods.
I do and it's not that hard if you're committed.
regardless of your security, its still recorded.. dont you think the security people,co,s are paid off too.??..
It's illegal, now. Can't live off the grid.
You don't have to live in the woods, off grid in order to unplug. Everyone did just fine before the internet, and smart phones. I've only been using a smart phone for about a year and a half or so, I like the convenience but hate the idea. I've also not been using FB much anymore but find it difficult to totally unplug. Hopefully one day I will.
Always love our country BUT always question the government that's our right
Great job frontline awsome documentary 🎉🎉🎉
People like Mark Klein are a blessing to this country
*The “Will Smith” movie “Enemy Of The State”* -Regina King’s line (who’s watching the watchers, that’s watching the watchers)🧐..it’s truth in these movies for sure. Very dangerous, Extremely scary!
I can't seem to find that film anymore. Interesting, how, ENEMY OF THE STATE, simply disappeared from view.
I love Frontline. Ty for all that you do...and undoubtedly, all that you will do.
Over the years there have been times that this program made a big difference!
@@patricialessard8651 Exactly!!
Interesting 🧐 Thanks 😊 Frontline…..!!!
Big brother "Always watching"
Waiting for Part 3, please!
We should be really scared for ourselves and future... Really good series Frontline..thank you
The future? You must be scared now. This doc is from 2014.
Its a wrap with the fraud biden
Exemplary informative reporting 👏 . I would appreciate an update as to where we are now on same subject.
Very interesting