Jacob Appelbaum

Jacob Appelbaum (born 1 April 1983) is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, artist, and hacker. Appelbaum studied at the Eindhoven University of Technology and was a core member of the Tor project, a free software network designed to provide online anonymity, until he stepped down from his position over sexual abuse allegations which surfaced in 2016. He was among several people to work with NSA contractor Edward Snowden's top secret documents released in 2013. He has contributed extensively as a journalist to the publication of those documents. His journalistic work has been published in Der Spiegel and elsewhere. Appelbaum is also known for representing WikiLeaks. He has displayed his art in a number of institutions across the world and has collaborated with artists such as Laura Poitras, Trevor Paglen, and Ai Weiwei. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Risk (2017)

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Poitras
CAST:  Julian Assange  •  Sarah Harrison  •  Jacob Appelbaum  •  Joseph Farrell

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Poitras
CAST:  Julian Assange  •  Sarah Harrison  •  Jacob Appelbaum  •  Joseph Farrell

Everything Is Under Control (2015)

Facebook, Amazon and Google provide us with around the clock access to the convenient digital world! Surveillance cameras on the streets take care of our security. But who actually collects our fingerprints, iris scans, online shopping preferences, and social media ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Boote
CAST:  Jacob Appelbaum  •  Zygmunt Bauman  •  Werner Boote  •  Mikko Hyppönen

Facebook, Amazon and Google provide us with around the clock access to the convenient digital world! Surveillance cameras on the streets take care of our security. But who actually collects our fingerprints, iris scans, online shopping preferences, and social media ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Boote
CAST:  Jacob Appelbaum  •  Zygmunt Bauman  •  Werner Boote  •  Mikko Hyppönen

Citizenfour (2014)

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Poitras
CAST:  Edward Snowden  •  Glenn Greenwald  •  Laura Poitras  •  William Binney

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Poitras
CAST:  Edward Snowden  •  Glenn Greenwald  •  Laura Poitras  •  William Binney

Inside the Dark Web (2014)

Twenty-five years after the world wide web was created, it is now caught in the greatest controversy of its existence - surveillance. With many concerned that governments and corporations can monitor our every move, Horizon meets the hackers and scientists whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Radford
CAST:  Amanda Drew  •  Jacob Appelbaum  •  Julian Assange  •  Tim Berners-Lee

Twenty-five years after the world wide web was created, it is now caught in the greatest controversy of its existence - surveillance. With many concerned that governments and corporations can monitor our every move, Horizon meets the hackers and scientists whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Radford
CAST:  Amanda Drew  •  Jacob Appelbaum  •  Julian Assange  •  Tim Berners-Lee