Name: Making Money In The 21st Century
Uploaded: 2016-01-01
Duration: 8 min 53 s
Description: The American Dream was built on producing, marketing and selling ever more products to consumers. Now, capitalism's holy grail is collecting and monetizing personal data. The digital giants know your location, actions AND thoughts -- and that's worth billions to advertisers.

The American Dream was built on producing, marketing and selling ever more products to consumers. Now, capitalism's holy grail is collecting and monetizing personal data. The digital giants know your location, actions AND thoughts -- and that's worth billions to advertisers.

This documentary traces the shift from a consumer economy built on selling goods to a digital economy powered by personal data. Explore how searches, posts, locations, and online behavior became billion-dollar assets, and why that hidden exchange shapes who profits, who pays, and how decisions about your life may increasingly be made.

When every click becomes currency, privacy turns into the ultimate commodity.

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