Sparta versus Athens
In the Athenian democracy of theFifth century, decisions were made in an open and public manner. This was not the case in Sparta, where secrecy was cultivated. Thucydides (Athenian historian, …
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Secrecy needs others
Secrecy involves others, i.e. the other person, because it sets someone apart from others. Thus, in 1165, secret had the meaning of “situated away from the places frequented” in the …
Darkness, the enemy of the Enlightenment according to Foucault
Michel Foucault in an interview dating back to 1977 declares : A fear haunted the second half of the eighteenth century: it is the dark space, the screen of darkness …
Facial recognition
This experiment conducted by the New York Times is quite revealing about the power of surveillance cameras. From public data (photos published on the companies’ websites), and using facial recognition …
Secret and digital: Quantum computing and encryption
A Moore’s law (popularized as such but not really related to Moore’s observations) says that every 18 months a breakthrough occurs in technologies. For example, that a characteristic is twice …
Definition of Business Confidentiality – European Union
Read and reread until you understand this definition of Business secrecy by the European Union. You will need it in your Sciences Po exam papers, and it will help you …