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Are we doomed to be spied on?

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Are we doomed to be spied on?

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By: Romain Auzouy

On June 17, 1972, the Watergate affair broke out in the United States, one of the first cases of espionage with resounding consequences.

50 years later spying seems to be part of everyday life, from data collected on our mobile phones to the most massive cyberattacks. What is the reality of surveillance today?

How does it operate?

Who benefits from the crime?

How to protect yourself?

Are we doomed to be spied on?

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To discuss it

Rayna Stamboliyska,

 cybersecurity expert and author of

Larousse editions

Mathieu Cunche,

teacher-researcher at Insa-Lyon and Inria, specializing in the protection of personal data.

Lucien Castex

, representative for public affairs at the French Association for Internet Naming in Cooperation (Afnic) and member of the think tank Renaissance Numérique

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