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fichage policier

English translation: keeping (police) files


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French term or phrase:fichage policier
English translation:keeping (police) files
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel
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19:27 Jul 19, 2010
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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / impact of social networking sites on society
French term or phrase: fichage policier
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."
Stephanie Mitchel
Local time: 14:01
the police practice of keeping files
Explanation:
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


For your sentence:

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

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clain
Local time: 15:01
Grading comment
'Keeping files' most definitely. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4the filing / recording of information by the police
Chris Hall
4police files
kashew
3police-like collection of information/establishing filesmimi 254
3the police practice of keeping filesclain


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the police practice of keeping files


Explanation:
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


For your sentence:

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



clain
Local time: 15:01
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'Keeping files' most definitely. Thanks.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
police files


Explanation:
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or police records.

kashew
France
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the filing / recording of information by the police


Explanation:
qu’elle vise, non seulement à justifier un fichage policier
=
that it (the comparison) aims, not only to justify the the filing / recording of information by the police

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:01
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
police-like collection of information/establishing files


Explanation:
just an attempt

way of collecting information or establishing files on individuals likened to that of the police

mimi 254
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Chris Hall: "police-like"? This is the actual police itself.
5 mins
  -> 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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Jul 19, 2010 - Changes made by Stephanie Mitchel:
Field (write-in)editorial in a fund repor => impact of social networking sites on society


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