PRISM Scandal
How did Silicon Valley pipelines fuel the surveillance state?
4.7 (28)
37 mins
Uncover Edward Snowden's leaks exposing PRISM, the NSA's post-9/11 program vacuuming emails, calls, and data from Google, Facebook, and others via FISA Amendments Act loopholes. Explore tech giants like Yahoo and Microsoft building portals for direct server access, facing fines for resistance, and the following global outrage over eroded privacy, sparking encryption booms and reforms amid ongoing surveillance debates.
Ep 1:
The Day Privacy Died
A 29-year-old contractor blows the lid off a secret NSA program, exposing how ordinary digital lives were quietly harvested by the government for six years.
Ep 2:
Building the Machine: PRISM's Legal Roots
Trace PRISM's origins from post-9/11 legislation to its technical machinery, revealing how a legal loophole let analysts search Americans' data without warrants.
Ep 3:
Silicon Valley's Secret Deal
Tech giants swore they never gave the NSA direct access—but leaked documents and paid-for compliance systems tell a very different, unsettling story.
Ep 4:
Still Watching: PRISM's Endless Shadow
From libraries to bedrooms, PRISM's reach proved boundless—explore the government's spin, America's shattered trust, and why the surveillance fight rages on today.
Discussions (11)
Yolanda
Level 8 · 9 mo agosnowden is actually iconic
Nicholas
Level 5 · 9 mo agoTime to dig out the old Nokia 6210 then.
Kurt
Level 6 · 9 mo agoClapper saying they didn't collect data was a lie. The slides proved they vacuumed up everything.
