Name: Meryem

Family Name: MARZOUKI

Affiliation: CNRS (France) & EDRI (Europe)

Personal web-site: http://www-polytic.lip6.fr

Short BIO

Meryem Marzouki is a senior researcher with the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), currently with the Computer Science Laboratory of Paris 6 (LIP6). She holds a PhD in Computer Science and anëHabilitation ‡ diriger des recherchesí, both from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France. In 2002, she started PolyTIC, a multi-disciplinary research activity, dealing with relationships between ICTs, public policies and the public space. Her current research interests include Internet governance and the transformation of the rule of law, privacy and personal data protection issues, and usages in mobile and broadband communications. As part of her volunteering activities, Meryem Marzouki has also been actively promoting human rights in digital environment since 1996.

Title of the presentation

Panel 10 on SURVEILLANCE IN FRANCE: STRATEGIES AND COUNTERSTRATEGIES

Abstract

30 years after the adoption of its Data Protection Act, the time for assessment of surveillance and social control policies has finally come in France. In 2008, the creation of EDVIGE provoked a large mobilization in the society, forcing the government to step back on this massive routine intelligence database. This wakened the awareness on a strong and enduring French trend to set up large police files, to use biometric and genetic data, and to target vulnerable populations, such as foreigners and migrants, poor people and, last but not least, children and youngster. In 2009, a further concern emerged through the discussion on the HADOPI law trying to implement the ëgraduated responseí or the ëthree strikes approachí against file sharers, as well as following the announcement of new measures to fight cybercrime. 2009 has seen numerous assessment reports, discussions and actions on all these issues.

On-line publications

1. Meryem Marzouki. Identity Control, Activity Control: From Trust to Suspicion. Annales des tÈlÈcommunications, vol. 62, n∞11-12 (La sÈcuritÈ du monde numÈrique†: confiance, vie privÈe, gouvernance). Novembre-dÈcembre 2007. …ditions Hermes Sciences, Paris, p.1207-1222.

http://www-npa.lip6.fr/_publications/927-Marzouki-AnnTelecom2007.pdf

2. Meryem Marzouki. ´ Non ‡ Edvige ª : sursaut ou prise de conscience ? Revue Plein Droit, n∞80. Mars 2009. GISTI …ditions, Paris, p.21-25.

http://www.gisti.org/spip.php?article1477

3. Meryem Marzouki. BiomÈtrie : corps Ètrangers sous contrÙle. Revue Plein Droit, n∞76. Mars 2008. GISTI …ditions, Paris, p.24-26.

http://www.gisti.org/spip.php?article1122

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