Going Zero. With Anthony McCarten and Johann von Bülow

with Johann von Bülow Anthony McCarten Margarete von Schwarzkopf

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Facial recognition software and geo-location via drone, smartphone or credit card are well-established technologies. Is it even possible these days for a person to escape from the system of digital controls? And how much surveillance is justified to prevent crime? In Going Zero, an “incredible, fast-paced, exciting and very terrifying novel” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), New Zealand author and award-winning screenwriter Anthony McCarten crafts a scarily topical scenario: A social media company and the CIA want to perfect the digital surveillance system in the name of national security. A multi-billion-dollar contract is up for grabs if the beta test is successful: Ten people will try to escape detection by the system for 30 days with the prospect of a $3 million dollar prize. One of the participants is librarian Kaitlyn Day, who is expected to be an easy target ... Host: Margarete von Schwarzkopf; German text: Johann von Bülow

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  • Date:

    Sunday
    22. October 2023
    19:00

  • Pre Pre sale price (fees excluded) 18 € | 14 € erm.

    Eve Evening fund price 24 € | 20 € erm.

  • Halle 5
    UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein

    Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
    Parkplatz A1 und A2, Essen

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  • Accessibility

    • Wheelchair friendly + WC Available
    • Assistance dogs welcome Available

  • Languages

    • Englisch
    • Deutsch
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