Anonymat sur Internet
Protéger sa vie privée · 2e édition
A practical French guide to online anonymity and privacy — proxies, VPNs, Tor, secure messaging and mobile — by a Le Monde cybersecurity journalist (later one of the Pegasus reporters).
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- Authors
- Martin Untersinger
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Eyrolles
- Pages
- 264
- Edition
- 2e édition
- Language
- French
Read this if
Non-experts who want concrete, post-Snowden steps to protect their privacy online, explained clearly by a journalist who covers the field.
Skip this if
Security professionals wanting depth, or anyone needing 2025-current tooling; it's a 2014 guide, so specific tools and threat models have moved on.
Key takeaways
- A clear, practical French primer on online anonymity for ordinary users.
- Written by Untersinger (Le Monde), later a Pegasus revelations reporter — credible and grounded.
- From 2014: the principles hold (Tor, VPNs, messaging), but verify specific tools against current advice.
Notes
A readable on-ramp to protecting your privacy online. Pair it with Bazzell's Extreme Privacy (English shelf) for the current, exhaustive playbook once you want depth.
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