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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut beyond these statements, effective investigations that reach the ultimate consequences are rarely undertaken. Networks of interests, the technical difficulty of tracing these attacks, and a lack of political will combine to cause these cases to quickly dissolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And although digital surveillance is often presented as a national security issue, the real risk is much broader: it is an issue of fundamental rights. The privacy of millions of citizens is exposed to the whims of private companies, authoritarian governments, or even well-resourced non-state actors. And ordinary citizens, like you and me, can do little but express our powerlessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyday surveillance is based on disguised consent. Because beyond the top-secret programs used by governments, there is a second level of mass surveillance in which almost all of us voluntarily participate: commercial technology platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every Google search, every like on Instagram, every location we share on our phones generates a data trail that becomes gold for Big Tech. Our consumer profiles, our political opinions, our daily routines, our social relationships: everything is captured, analyzed, and packaged for sale to the highest bidder, usually advertising companies, investment funds, or predictive analytics firms. And all with our apparent \"consent,\" granted by accepting endless and cryptic privacy policies that few read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this second level of surveillance, there's no need for someone to spy on us like some journalists. We ourselves, unconsciously, have fueled a system that already knows much more about us than we imagine. This business model\u2014based on the data economy\u2014has generated financial empires, but at the cost of sacrificing much of our personal privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a science communicator, I can't help but feel a certain unease. While surveillance technologies advance at a dizzying pace, social awareness of these risks grows much more slowly. International legislation remains very limited, oversight structures insufficient, and the interests at stake too powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It's not a question of falling into catastrophism, but of remaining vigilant. Privacy is not a luxury; it's a basic right. And its gradual, silent, and consensual loss is one of the great ethical challenges of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps we are not priority targets for surveillance today, but if we accept without protest the continued uncontrolled growth of this industry, tomorrow could be too late for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, I have to admit that today I'm having a rather pessimistic day. Sorry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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