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Ghana digital dumping ground

Ghana: digital dumping ground. As the digital television conversion makes tens of millions of analog TV's obsolete, and Americans continue to trash computers and cell phones at alarming rates, Frontline/World presents a global investigation into the dirty secret of the digital age -- the dumping and dangerous recycling of hundreds of millions of pounds of electronic waste across the developing world. The report also uncovers another byproduct of our disposable culture -- data fraud, as thousands of old hard drives are finding their way into criminal hands.

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  • "Ghana: digital dumping ground. As the digital television conversion makes tens of millions of analog TV's obsolete, and Americans continue to trash computers and cell phones at alarming rates, Frontline/World presents a global investigation into the dirty secret of the digital age -- the dumping and dangerous recycling of hundreds of millions of pounds of electronic waste across the developing world. The report also uncovers another byproduct of our disposable culture -- data fraud, as thousands of old hard drives are finding their way into criminal hands."@en
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