Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

fichage policier

English translation:

keeping (police) files

Added to glossary by Stephanie Mitchel
Jul 19, 2010 19:27
14 yrs ago
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French term

fichage policier

French to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. impact of social networking sites on society
I am thinking about 'police profiling' but want to make sure I'm not missing some nuance or reference to actual registration with the police. (Country - France)
"La comparaison faite entre Edvige et Facebook a ceci de facile et démagogique qu’elle vise, non seulement à justifier un fichage policier, sinon illégal et amoral, tout du moins problématique d’un point de vue démocratique, mais aussi parce qu’elle justifie également toutes sortes de dérives."
Change log

Jul 19, 2010 19:28: Stephanie Mitchel changed "Field (write-in)" from "editorial in a fund repor" to "impact of social networking sites on society"

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the police practice of keeping files

It's not profiling; it is actual police files.



Denver Police Keeping Files On Peace Groups" by Loring Wirbel

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6666/is_273_35/ai_n2...

We have police keeping files on people when there is absolutely no suspicion at all of any link to

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june03/protest_3-13.h...

State Police Keeping Files On Thousands of Citizens; State Police Keep Files on Thousands Leichter 'Appalled' ... Rockwell International · Consumer Unit ...
spiderbites.nytimes.com/pay_1975/articles_1975_11_00003.html

French:

Le fichage des militants des mouvements sociaux (cf le scandale du rapport "Gauche 2000 ") et "antimondialisations", et l’interconnexion des fichiers policiers au niveau européen, voire mondial, ont été officiellement relancés l’an passé, et que nombreux seraient ceux qui ne pourraient accéder à leurs fichiers pour cause... d’"atteinte à la sûreté de l’Etat" (sic).

Méga-base de données policières légalisée l’été dernier après avoir illégalement fonctionné 6 ans durant, le recours au STIC a quant a lui été intensifié par la Loi sur la Sécurité Quotidienne


http://www.lsijolie.net/breve.php3?id_breve=180


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''...aims to justify the police's practice of keeping files....''

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "'Keeping files' most definitely. Thanks."
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police files

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or police records.
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the filing / recording of information by the police

qu’elle vise, non seulement à justifier un fichage policier
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that it (the comparison) aims, not only to justify the the filing / recording of information by the police
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police-like collection of information/establishing files

just an attempt

way of collecting information or establishing files on individuals likened to that of the police
Peer comment(s):

neutral Chris Hall : "police-like"? This is the actual police itself.
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well, surely got it wrong but it thought they were comparing Edvige and Facebook - their way of collecting info which is likened to that of the police - may be wrong reading and interpretation!
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