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Who Controls the Internet?

WhatsApp gets blocked in Brazil, and China's leaders push for Internet sovereignty. Rory Cellan-Jones presents.

WhatsApp gets blocked in Brazil, and China's leaders push for Internet sovereignty. We hear from ZDNet's Angelica Mari in Sao Paolo, and get the views of special guest Vicki Nash, deputy director of the Oxford Internet Institute. The 麻豆社's Chris Vallance reports on using face recognition to catch criminals in the UK, and we talk cinema tech with Barco "cinemavangelist" Ted Shilowitz. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones.

(Photo: WhatsApp logo displayed on a Brazilian phone, Credit: AFP)

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Sat 19 Dec 2015 09:06GMT
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