FRONTLINE/World | Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804 As this month's digital television conversion makes tens of millions of analog TV's obsolete, and Americans continue to trash old computers and cell phones at alarming rates, FRONTLINE/World presents a global investigation into the dirty secret of the digital age – the dumping hundreds of millions of pounds of toxic electronic waste across the developing world. The report also uncovers another dangerous byproduct – data fraud, as thousands of hard drives are finding their way in criminal hands. Also, in the second story, follow students in Egypt in a nail-biting competition that is inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs in the Middle East.

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[retroworks1]

This was well intentioned, but biased by the fact they never interview the importers. The outcome is a complete disconnect, bordering on hoax. It costs Ghana techs $15+ for each computer imported, there is only a couple of dollars in scrap. The ones at the dump are takebacks from the city and had been in use for a decade. Sad PBS fell for this.

[Xpninjastriker]

I think im evil. I put a virus into hard drives before dumping :3

[jsh78mang]

I always destroy the hard drive. Now I'm glad I do.

[Toleh]

don't people learn from their high school..

never throw away your hard drive

or at least, shred it before you do so.

[aswolf]

Oh, that's definitely not good...

Better go check what's on the computer: bank statements, etc....

[JulieRebu07]

damn dats scary how ur computer can end up all the way over there