Analysis Of Citizenfour

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Citizenfour is a documentary released on October 14, 2014 that bases on NSA security intelligence and a whistle blower , Edward Snowden. the film is directed by Laura Poitra and shot by Glen Greenwald which is shot in hong kong . Snowden communicated Greenwald through a encrypted message under the fictitious name of citizenfour. Snowden main purpose was to reveal how the United Kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and the United States of America governments were eavesdropping or secretly listening or spying in the communication of the whole world population. In the initial interview with Greenwald, Snowden tells of how able the US and UK governments are in eavesdropping. the two states use this ability to tap on every phone call, every internet search, every email, and every keystroke. Therefore, everything that anyone does gets to the hands of these governments.

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we are the deciders and we have to choose how to use it. , now the whole population is connected to internet and as well all the spying issue affect us , it doesn't affect only two countries it affect all the actors in the international community and for a bigger issue it affect the privacy each person is born with and poses.

i totally believe in the information Edward Snowden is providing. A phone company takes the government to court showing proves , showing their disapproval of the government plying their affairs . the German chancellor , Angela Merkel, is also angry about his phone conversation being listened by the NSA. it doesn't even surprise me due to the fact that we have the past like a lesson of acts that world wide powers like USA and UK , we have the present for open the eyes of the acts that edward is showing the world and the future for this doesn’t happen

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