A Good American
“How our security was sold for money”
2015•15•1h 40m•7.0•Released
Documentary
A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as demanded by the US constitution.
Director
Friedrich Moser
Writer
Friedrich Moser
Languages
English
Studio
Slingshot Films
Cast
William Binney
Self
Thomas Drake
Self
Edward Loomis
Self
Jesselyn Radack
Self
Diane Roark
Self
Tim Shorrock
Self
Kirk Wiebe
Self
Production
Company
Slingshot Films
Company
Blue + Green Communication
Producer
Friedrich Moser
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