"Screen capture" N ° 4 - Faced with the coronavirus, the emergence of a "user-friendly" tech

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Have you looked at the photos that we publish on our site showing the deserted cities, the videos of ducks strolling in front of the French Comedy in Paris, the noise or air pollution reports, of electric consumption at the lowest? With containment in effect two weeks ago, when technology seems to be stopping everywhere , the trace left by man on the world seems to be disappearing.

Scopoli puffins, not far from Marseille. LIONEL LASO / AFP

Going a bit quickly, some are delighted by this unexpected comeback of nature. It is to lose sight of the health drama that is currently playing out in our hospitals. It is also refusing to see that inside our homes, probably in your home, tech is more present than ever to communicate, have fun and work. Data centers, some of which are powered by fossil energy, are spinning at full speed. Our screens and networks have not disappeared. They are also confined.

Read also: Is nature really the big winner of the Covid-19 pandemic?

However, there are chances that tech will not come out

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