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The Creepy Line

And the information from Gmail is then putinto one's personal profile and becomes another...

And the information from Gmail is then put
into one's personal profile and becomes another source of information they have
for sending people targeted ads

Full Transcript

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And the information from Gmail is then put into one's personal profile and becomes
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another source of information they have for sending people targeted ads.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:23
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wandering Foot Productions

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Movie Summary

The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and how they do it.
Tech giants are increasingly under scrutiny from politicians, regulators - The Creepy Line 00:09
Tech giants are increasingly under scrutiny from politicians...
Some are concerned about their growing power, - The Creepy Line 00:07
Some are concerned about their growing power,
Yet their role in contemporary life certainly isn't shrinking. - The Creepy Line 00:06
Yet their role in contemporary life certainly isn't shr...
We too at the NewsHour have worked and collaborated with Facebook, - The Creepy Line 00:08
We too at the NewsHour have worked and collaborated with Fac...
Journalists whom I communicate with regularly about these issues, - The Creepy Line 00:14
Journalists whom I communicate with regularly about these is...
Not only that, their companies are using a form of Gmail, - The Creepy Line 00:09
Not only that, their companies are using a form of Gmail,
All of their incoming and outgoing communications - The Creepy Line 00:08
All of their incoming and outgoing communications
If you entered the University of California after a certain date, - The Creepy Line 00:07
If you entered the University of California after a certain ...
And it was found that Google was, yes, in fact, scanning student emails - The Creepy Line 00:11
And it was found that Google was, yes, in fact, scanning stu...
We still don't know to this day because Google still has not come clean with - The Creepy Line 00:07
We still don't know to this day because Google still ha...
They still haven't certified that they have deleted that data. - The Creepy Line 00:05
They still haven't certified that they have deleted tha...
The big challenge was when I found out that Google was - The Creepy Line 00:10
The big challenge was when I found out that Google was
I went to my state lawmakers and I tried to encourage them - The Creepy Line 00:09
I went to my state lawmakers and I tried to encourage them
When I went to the State House, who was there lobbying against any stronger - The Creepy Line 00:11
When I went to the State House, who was there lobbying again...
Well, I guess it makes sense that so many parts of our life - The Creepy Line 00:17
Well, I guess it makes sense that so many parts of our life
In some cases, they're even linked to Gmail, so Google has fused itself with - The Creepy Line 00:10
In some cases, they're even linked to Gmail, so Google ...
The government's motivation for using it as well, Google's already done it, - The Creepy Line 00:08
The government's motivation for using it as well, Googl...
It seems to be working pretty well for consumers, so the idea behind it was, - The Creepy Line 00:23
It seems to be working pretty well for consumers, so the ide...
Some members of Congress are calling for an investigation of Google - The Creepy Line 00:10
Some members of Congress are calling for an investigation of...
Even users who thought they had blocked that kind of surveillance. - The Creepy Line 00:06
Even users who thought they had blocked that kind of surveil...