La vie privée, un problème de vieux cons ?
A provocative, well-reported take on privacy in the digital age — answering the cliché that 'young people don't care about privacy' — by an investigative journalist specialised in surveillance.
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- Authors
- Jean-Marc Manach
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- FYP éditions
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- French
Read this if
Readers interested in the privacy debate and surveillance who want a sharp, journalistic French perspective rather than a technical guide.
Skip this if
Anyone after practical privacy tooling or current detail; it's a 2010 essay, so the services it discusses have changed even if the argument hasn't.
Key takeaways
- A sharp French essay dismantling the 'nothing to hide / young people don't care' clichés about privacy.
- Manach is a specialist surveillance journalist, so the reporting is grounded.
- Read it for the argument and framing; as a 2010 essay, treat the specific services as dated.
Notes
An early, influential French contribution to the privacy debate. Read it with Nitot's Surveillance:// for a fuller French picture — Manach for the argument, Nitot for what to do about it.
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