Plutarch – Living in hiding?
Is it necessary to live a hidden life? Epicurus used the expression “Life hidden.” He was talking about public affairs, i.e. politics. That is, not to interfere in the government …
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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, …
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 …
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 …
The secret at the heart of the Khashoggi affair
Secrecy, the theme of the joint competition, is at the heart of the sad Khashoggi affair. Secrecy around his presumed death, secrecy around the location of his presumed body, secrecy …