02 juin 2008
The futur of cyberwarfare: inside imaginary environments
"Network intelligence today is somewhat paradoxically seen as an emerging activity yet at the same time one already overtaken by events. Whilst there are many promising lines of research, the experimental models are faced with the tremendous pace of technological development. Web 2.0 will soon give the way to Web 3.0 where virtual space will act directly on the brain of the Internet user in a similar way to video games, and the risk of mental manipulation will be greater than ever (...) The challenges and the risks are considerable: sects, mafia groups, Islamists and other predators will freely be abble to recruit their troops there with a view to executing their dark plans. So the Internet battle is no longer simply a question of IT and data handling: it now includes the return of the human being and exists in large part to prepare future 'cyberagent' for working in totally imaginary environments. If we fail to understand and support research into these issues, keeping a watch on the Internet could soon become as fruitless as watching paint dry.'
Franck BULINGE, Analysis of human networks on the Internet, Défense nationale & Sécurité collective, Current strategic thinking, May 2008.
29 mai 2008
La rumeur sur Internet : cadre et méthode de recherche
La rumeur est un phénomène ancien, «le plus vieux média du monde » selon J-N-Kapferer (1987). Pourtant, l’apparition des «rumeurs électroniques » pose de manière aiguë la question de l’adaptation de la rumeur à son mode de transmission. Internet est-il le médium rêvé de la rumeur ? Peut-on le considérer objectivement comme un espace dangereux en termes de risques informationnels? Il s’agira ici de pointer quelques paradoxes qui surgissent quand on tente de penser conjointement la rumeur et son outil de diffusion. On peut également s’interroger sur la persistance de la rumeur dans un contexte de «surinformation » et d’essor des nouvelles technologies d’information et de communication. Afin de mieux comprendre le phénomène de la rumeur sur Internet il semblerait qu’il soit indispensable de l’aborder à la fois sous un angle technique et social.
Our purpose in this article is to present some reflexion and experimentation keys within the framework of a work about rumour phenomenon on Internet. Rumour is an ancient phenomenon, « the older medium of the world » according to J-N-Kapferer (1987). However, the appearance of « electronic rumours » arises by an acute way the question of the rumour adaptation to its mode of transmission. Is Internet the dreamt medium for the rumor expansion ? We’ll also try to approach several paradoxes which appear as soon as we both think rumour and its way of spreading. We’ll interest in the rumour constancy within the context of « overinformation » and development of information and communication new technologies. In order to better understand the rumour phenomenon on Internet it’s indispensable employ technical and social approach.
Emilie FERRE - Franck BULINGE - Article non publié - 2006
