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The Creepy Line

These computer systemsnaturally collect this data, but we also forget it after a while,and...

These computer systems
naturally collect this data, but we also forget it after a while,
and we've written down why and how

Full Transcript

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These computer systems naturally collect this data,
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but we also forget it after a while, and we've written down why and how.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:40
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.
Google wants you very much to have privacy from everyone except them. - The Creepy Line 00:07
Google wants you very much to have privacy from everyone exc...
The first thing we all should do is quit using Gmail. - The Creepy Line 00:06
The first thing we all should do is quit using Gmail.
Google stores, analyzes all Gmails that - The Creepy Line 00:10
Google stores, analyzes all Gmails that
The ones coming in from other email services, Google tracks it all. - The Creepy Line 00:06
The ones coming in from other email services, Google tracks ...
They not only track the Gmails that you write, they track the drafts of those - The Creepy Line 00:11
They not only track the Gmails that you write, they track th...
And the information from Gmail is then put into one's personal profile and becomes - The Creepy Line 00:14
And the information from Gmail is then put into one's p...
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...