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United States of Secrets

53min

Documentary

Crime

News

FRONTLINE reveals the dramatic inside story of how the U.S. government came to monitor and collect the communications of millions of people around the world, and the lengths they went to as they tried to hide this massive surveillance program from the public. The series is gripping viewing for those who want to understand the context of the Snowden affair—and what it means for all Americans.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Part One

1. Part One

53min

13th May 2014

How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans? FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to reveal the dramatic inside story of the U.S. government's massive and controversial secret surveillance program.

Part Two

2. Part Two

53min

20th May 2014

FRONTLINE continues the dramatic inside story of mass surveillance in America with Part Two of United States of Secrets, an investigation into the hidden relationship between Silicon Valley and the National Security Agency.

First air date

13th May 2014

Last air date

20th May 2014

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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