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Digital tracking: a red line not to be crossed
Original title (French): La traque numérique : une ligne rouge à ne pas franchir
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In this interview, jurist and legal philosopher Benoit Frydman offers analysis of state management of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in Belgium and Europe, emphasizing the absence of international coordination and solidarity among European Union member states. While acknowledging that special emergency powers granted to the federal government are legitimate during a severe health crisis, Benoit Frydman identifies digital surveillance and citizen geolocation as a red line never to be crossed, as these would irreversibly open the door to a surveillance society incompatible with fundamental freedoms and democracy. He expresses hopes for the post-crisis period: preserving pillars of social protection (healthcare, education), implementing a Green New Deal favoring green and sustainable technologies over polluting sectors, and ensuring universal social security for precarious workers and those in the digital economy.
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In this interview, jurist and legal philosopher Benoît Frydman offers analysis of state management of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in Belgium and Europe, emphasizing the absence of international coordination and solidarity among European Union member states. While acknowledging that special emergency powers granted to the federal government are legitimate during a severe health crisis, Benoît Frydman identifies digital surveillance and citizen geolocation as a red line never to be crossed, as these would irreversibly open the door to a surveillance society incompatible with fundamental freedoms and democracy. He expresses hopes for the post-crisis period: preserving pillars of social protection (healthcare, education), implementing a Green New Deal favoring green and sustainable technologies over polluting sectors, and ensuring universal social security for precarious workers and those in the digital economy.
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« La traque numérique : une ligne rouge à ne pas franchir », 2020.
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