Dave from the Electronic Frontier Foundation sez, “Remember when Rep. Mike Rogers likened opponents of pernicious cybersecurity legislation to 14-year-olds? It turns out that middle-school-age students are also well-prepared to debate him on the NSA’s programs as well.
EFF congratulates students from two middle schools who took home top prizes in the C-SPAN StudentCam 2014 competition for young filmmakers with their documentaries on the debate over mass surveillance.”
The video, featuring an interview with author James Bamford, will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. E.T. and throughout the day on April 23. You can also watch it online.
Ben Blum, a filmmaker at Saint Mark’s School in San Rafael, California, scored second place in the same category for his documentary “Data Obsession,” featuring EFF Activist Parker Higgins. It will air on Friday, April 11 and you can watch it below:
Middle Schoolers Win C-SPAN Prizes for NSA Documentaries
(Thanks, Dave!)