PickVidsBest Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime Videos
The 146 Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 18 intermediate, 120 for a general viewer, and 6 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a talk. What they share is that one speaker finishes a claim, and the examples exist to hold that claim up. Channels you will keep seeing include Black Hat, DEFCONConference, media.ccc.de.
Intel ME explained (intel management engine) from insider
A short video explaining the Intel Management Engine, a hidden embedded computer inside Intel machines with deep access to hardware.
The Program - William Binney Interview
A short NYT Op-Doc by Laura Poitras profiling NSA veteran William Binney, who says a program he helped design collects Americans' personal data.
Wiretapping the Secret Service can be easy and fun | Bryan Seely | TEDxKirkland
Bryan Seely tells how he used fake Google Maps business listings to intercept phone calls meant for the Secret Service and FBI.
Minority Report - Personal Advertising in the Future
A one-minute clip from the film Minority Report showing digital signage that recognizes a passerby and personalizes ads to him by name.
The Laws of Mathematics are commendable
A clip of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying the laws of Australia prevail over the laws of mathematics, regarding encryption.
Satoshi Has No Clothes: Failures in On-Chain Privacy by Ian Miers (Devcon4)
Ian Miers' Devcon4 talk on failures in on-chain privacy for Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Gmail Man! (Microsoft's anti-Google video promoting Office 365)
A 'leaked' Microsoft video shown at its 2011 MGX conference that mocks Google's Gmail and Apps to promote Office 365.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt on privacy
A one-minute CNBC clip in which Google CEO Eric Schmidt says that if you have something you do not want anyone to know, perhaps you should not be doing it.
James Clapper (DNI) Lies to the Senate About the NSA
A short clip of Senate testimony in which Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is asked whether the NSA collects data on Americans and answers in the negative.
10 Questions: Warrantless Wiretaps
A one-minute 2007 clip of Barack Obama, during his campaign, opposing warrantless wiretaps.
China’s "Social Credit System" Has Caused More Than Just Public Shaming (HBO)
A VICE News piece on China's Social Credit System, including a neighbor-watch pilot where paid watchers record behavior.
GrapheneOS: Documenting Numerous Attacks Against CalyxOS,, Techlore, & More
A long Techlore video documenting what it presents as hostile conduct by GrapheneOS leadership and community members, including lead developer Daniel Micay, toward CalyxOS and others.
Amazing mind reader reveals his 'gift'
A Belgian bank-safety campaign video in which a supposed clairvoyant stuns people by revealing personal financial details, then shows he found them all online.
The Dark Knight - High Frequency Generator Scene
Clip from The Dark Knight in which Batman uses a sonar-based system that turns phones into a city-wide surveillance network.
Steve Jobs on Privacy (2010)
A one-minute clip of Steve Jobs in 2010 saying companies should ask users before tracking them, and that people's personal data is like their diary.
Former CIA Operative Explains How Spies Use Disguises | WIRED
Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, explains how disguises are used in intelligence work and what makes deception effective, including changing one's gait.
Dark Knight cell surveillance trim
A one-minute trimmed clip from The Dark Knight showing the cell phone sonar surveillance system.
Gross COPPA Violation
A short video claiming that the chat app PiperChat violated COPPA, the US children's online privacy law, because it had no parental consent form.
Apple’s Software Chief Explains ‘Misunderstood’ iPhone Child-Protection Features (Exclusive) | WSJ
A WSJ interview in which Apple's Craig Federighi explains Apple's CSAM scanning and child-safety features, including neural hashes and safety vouchers, and defends them against backlash.
Facebook Here Together (UK)
A 2018 Facebook UK ad, part of the 'Here Together' campaign, promising to do more to keep users safe and protect their privacy after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Google’s The Selfish Ledger (leaked internal video)
Leaked internal Google X video, 'The Selfish Ledger', a speculative thought experiment about treating user data as a ledger that could guide and shape human behavior, including products sold to fill data gaps.
1.8 gigapixel ARGUS-IS. World's highest resolution video surveillance platform by DARPA
A short clip about DARPA's ARGUS-IS, a 1.8 gigapixel wide-area camera array flown on a Boeing unmanned helicopter.
Apple’s iPhone Passcode Problem: Thieves Can Ruin Your Entire Digital Life in Minutes | WSJ
A WSJ investigation by Joanna Stern into iPhone thieves who watch victims enter their passcode, then use it to lock them out of Apple accounts and drain bank and payment apps.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: The VICE News Tonight Interview (HBO)
A 2018 VICE News Tonight interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, in which he discusses privacy as a core company value, the Facebook breach, and Apple's iCloud arrangement in China.