The new ethical trilemma: Security, privacy and transparency

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 684-692

  Ganascia, Jean Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Nano Panopticon; Nanotechnology; Panopticon; Privacy; Sousveillance; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052901569     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2011.07.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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