Werner Boote visits urban centers filled with surveillance cameras and data collection devices in "Everything Is Under Control." The film features insights from figures like Bruce Schneier and Mikko Hyppönen. It discusses how companies such as Facebook, Amazon, and Google collect personal data, including fingerprints and online habits. The documentary questions society's acceptance of these privacy invasions and the consequences of living in a monitored environment.

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Meet experts like Bruce Schneier on data privacy.
Find out how urban surveillance cameras are used.
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Facebook, Amazon, and Google collect personal data like fingerprints.
The film features interviews with experts like Bruce Schneier and Jacob Appelbaum.
Werner Boote is the director and also appears in the film.

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Data privacy advocatesUrban surveillance criticsTechnology enthusiasts

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Werner Boote directed the documentary 'Everything Is Under Control'.

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'Everything Is Under Control' was released in 2015.

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A major theme of the documentary is the extensive data collection practices of corporations like Facebook, Amazon, and Google.

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