# The lighter side

- Movies & TV:
  - *Snowden (2016)* - Based on the true story of Edward Snowden, the CIA/NSA/etc whistleblower. Directed by Oliver Stone.
  - *Deep Web (2015)* - Documentary (narrated by Keanu Reeves) about Ross Ulbricht aka. Dread Pirate Roberts and the infamous "Silk Road" dark market. Directed by Alex Winter.
  - *The Great Hack (2019)* - Documentary about the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Thanks @woutfeys
  - *Mr. Robot* - Hacker-drama starring Rami Malek. Producers hired actual hackers as consultants to ensure the show is as accurate as possible; real-world tools used in the show.
  - *Silicon Valley* - Satirical tech comedy about a compression startup struggling to take off in Silicon Valley, California.
  - *Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism | VPRO Documentary* - [Invidious instance](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw) and [Hooktube](https://hooktube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw)
- Podcasts:
  - [Darknet Diaries](https://darknetdiaries.com/) (by Jack Rhysider) - Highlights real-life hackers and their stories. Covers privacy topics a fair bit.
  - [The WAN Show](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8mG-RkN2uTw7PhlnAr4pZZz2QubIbujH) (Linus Tech Tips) - Not specifically privacy, but they cover all sorts of tech news.
  - [The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show](https://inteltechniques.com/podcast.html) - "This weekly podcast presents ideas to help you become digitally invisible, stay secure from cyber threats, and make you a better online investigator."
  - [Security Now!](https://www.grc.com/SecurityNow.htm) - "TechTV's Leo Laporte and I spend somewhat shy of two hours each week to discuss important issues of personal computer security." (Thanks u/Abaddon182)
  - [Surveillance Report](https://surveillancereport.tech/) - "Weekly security and privacy news - Presented by Techlore & The New Oil "
- Other:
  - [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/) - They have comics for *everything*.
  - System32 Comics [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/system32comics/) and [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/System32Comics/) - Comedic computer comics.