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Citizenfour

film by Poitras [2015]
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Citizenfour is a 2015 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras that chronicles the revelations of former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden. The film documents Snowden's decision to leak classified information about the NSA's global surveillance programs to journalists in Hong Kong. It highlights the ethical dilemmas surrounding government surveillance, privacy in the digital age, and the role of whistleblowers. The documentary showcases the secret use of government power and the potential of the internet and anonymous browsers like Tor in facilitating whistleblowing. The NSA is a U.S. intelligence agency responsible for cryptographic and communications intelligence and security, established in 1952.12

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