Security and Privacy in the Digital Era

By: Claudine Guerrier

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Synopsis: Information and communication technologies, particularly in the digital era, but also with the contribution of biometric applications, geolocation, video surveillance, make it possible to control civil society. The freedoms guaranteed by human rights are increasingly under threat. Is there still a balance between security and privacy? Written by a professor of law, this book offers contribution towards political science, defining the steps of a society focusing on human rights, then a society giving priority to security and security technologies.