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NOVA: Secrets In Your Data

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Fingerprint integrated in a printed circuit, releasing binary codes.

Premieres Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 19 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. That can pose a risk to your privacy – even your safety. But at the same time, big datasets could lead to huge advances in fields like medicine. On NOVA "Secrets In Your Data," host Alok Patel leads a quest to understand what happens to all the data we are shedding and explores the latest efforts to maximize benefits – without compromising personal privacy.

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