Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground (1 of 2)

[Dagus85]

borderlands



[simonmasmusic]

so lemme get this straight: western governments are restricting civil liberties and imposing taxes/ public spending to fight terrorism and to "ensure our safety"... and then any asshole can walk away with private data just by taking a trip to ghana? well done! i bet we're all feeling safer now...

[skeletorment666]

This is what we do as consumers,we may not be aware of it,but this is our sin.

[DeDunDun]

Its actually really sad for me as a Ghanian living in London because I went a couple of years ago and unfortunatley the Goverment can not really organize a proper waste disposal facility.

To tell you the truth Ghana is a really beuatiful place but sites like theese are where people actually live. IT

LOOKS NASTY THERE BUT ACTUALLY BEIGN THERE IN PRESSENCE THE STENCH IS OVERWHELLMING!

[JonathonDrakeB]

What about Canada? I have heard America a few times and the "West" but nothing of Canada. Is Canadian computer recycling facilities actually following proper protocol, or is the smaller population simply playing a smaller role not worth mentioning on any of these videos?

[PancakeSammich]

FYI- Article in NYTimes about responsible e-waste recycling. Youtube won't let me post a link, but do a search for "responsible recycling" and find the article on Oct. 24.

[zivile00]

awful.

[umdesch4]

Congrats to these guys for picking up an Emmy for this awesome doc!

[rxz796]

So sad

[pipomenas]

Fuck, what can I do then? how can I trust those who take my electronic waste?

[d3Lberto]

I blame the average person for their callousness...

[georgepond]

Is it time to recycle your old PC? It may be donated to a hellish dump far, far away.

[kawaiiultraneo]

Non of my HD's arrive in working conditions, even if the local government ships them out... I remove the platters and demagnify them, then smash them with a hammer!!

[willieboy561]

Believe me, the big B.O. Didn't even WANT to see it but I bet you he darn well knows about it.

[remotecont888]

shit, it is terrible!!

[andyly0071]

this is what the white countries have been duin to the blacks. GO hell your human rites and democricy

[MrTabby5000]

White people are devil,I hate white pieces of crap.

[hmsmariano]

Man, what's that, an FBI agent hitting a hard drive with a hammer! Was he at the Hard Disk Hitting Service inside FBI? Or maybe the Clown Acts Office? Amazing.

[Fuhzoo]

I saw this right before taking a lot of old (1990s old) electronics to recycling... now I just dont know WHAT to do with them.

[phnixlady]

We looked into recovering gold form boards and it it deadly. This is a disgusting crime. l,p