HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ finally morphs into Surveillance Valley
The final season of the popular HBO sitcom depicts the dark underbelly of the real Silicon Valley—data collection.
The sixth and final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley debuts Sunday night, and the tension as old as the internet itself—between idealistic computer scientists and craven opportunists who can see how new technology can be weaponized toward a particular goal—is the theme running through the last chapter of the story of Pied Piper, the startup at the heart of the series. (The first three episodes were screened for critics.)