FRONTLINE

News and Public Affairs Series / 31 Seasons

FRONTLINE explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times - from business and health to social issues, politics and war.

Watch: S2024 E16

54m 23s

How Can the NSA Get Onto Your iPhone?

1m 7s

Security expert Ashkan Soltani explains the NSA's DROPOUT JEEP program, which allows the agency to remotely download data from iPhones, as well as turn on the devices microphone and camera. FRONTLINE animates illustrations on top of the interview.

Google and the Robot Defense

4m 3s

What’s the view from inside Google when it comes to your privacy? Consider the hypothetical scenario that Liz Figueroa, a former California state senator, was offered in a meeting with the company’s founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

Room 641a

4m 3s

When an NSA agent showed up at AT&T headquarters, technician Mark Klein didn't think much of it. But later, he noticed a secret room — and uncovered an infrastructure suggesting that the government was copying all traffic going through AT&T's Internet backbone. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS.

The Smiley Face

2m 52s

When Google found out that the NSA was secretly tapping into their private data streams — and that NSA operatives had seemingly bragged about their accomplishment — they were furious. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline.

"That Was Close By": A Tank Shell Scares Farah

1m 15s

What is life like for children living in Syria’s war zone? For 8-year-old Farah, artillery fire has become the soundtrack of daily life. FRONTLINE’s “Children of Aleppo” premieres Tues., Feb, 11 as part of a new hour on Syria, “Syria’s Second Front.”

"On Our Watch" - Preview

54m 34s

The world vowed “never again” after the genocide in Rwanda and the atrocities in Srebrenica, Bosnia. Then came Darfur. In On Our Watch, FRONTLINE asks why the United Nations and its members once again failed to stop the slaughter.

"Showdown With Iran" - Preview

32s

As the U.S. and Iran compete for influence across the Middle East, FRONTLINE examines how U.S. efforts to install democracy in Iraq have served to strengthen Iran’s position as an emerging global power.

"Endgame" - Preview

33s

From the day we got in, the plan was to get out as soon as possible. Four years later, we’re still looking for an exit strategy. As the United States begins one final effort to secure victory thought a “surge” of troops, FRONTLINE investigates how strategic and tactual mistakes brought Iraq to civil war.

"Spying on the Home Front" - Preview

33s

Is the Bush administration’s domestic war on terrorism jeopardizing our civil liberties? A look at how the NSA’s domestic surveillance program works – and how even former government intelligence officials worry that the combination of new security threats, advances in communications technologies, and radical interpretations of presidential authority may be threatening the privacy of Americans.

"When Kids Get Life" - Preview

33s

It’s often said that kids have their whole lives ahead of them. What happens when, early on, that life becomes a life in prison? FRONTLINE examines the convictions of the children who committed murder, and how they’re viewed in the eyes of the law.

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview

32s

Can America build a truly national Iraqi army and police force to staunch the violence? A hard, on-the-ground look at the multibillion dollar training effort that is a centerpiece of the U.S. exit strategy.

"News War: What's Happening to the News?" - Preview

33s

In a four-part series, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in print, broadcast and electronic media over the past four decades, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from Watergate to the War on Terror – the role of press in our society.

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