Internet : les empires contre-attaquent Après une propagation fulgurante, l’utopie d’Internet semble aujourd’hui marquer le pas. Des attaques contre la neutralité du Net aux propositions de Dubaï, les forces combinées des États et des industries traditionnelles tentent d’endiguer un mouvement que ses succès ont rendu plus hésitant. Les manœuvres actuelles révèlent une vive tension entre cette utopie planétaire, porteuse d’une vision sans équivalent dans l’histoire, et un champ d’intérêts complexes, désormais travaillé par des logiques de puissance et de pouvoir. A première vue, au cours de l’année écoulée, l’utopie d’Internet a subi de lourds revers, infligés notamment par des États qui ne partagent pas tous la même conception du réseau des réseaux. La tentative de reprise en main concerne aussi les régimes occidentaux. Les États ne sont pas les seuls à considérer Internet comme une ressource à contrôler et à exploiter. Pourtant, croire que l’utopie d’Internet touche à sa fin serait mal comprendre sa nature.
Inside the US-Anglo-French plan to civilize the Internet Get ready for international Internet regulation; top leaders from the US, UK, and France are making increasingly public statements about their plans to draft new rules that will make the 'Net more secure and will crack down on copyright infringers. In a speech back on February 4, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague sounded a dire warning about the state of the 'Net. The intelligence reports I see as Foreign Secretary show that just one criminal computer programme can harvest over thirty gigabytes of stolen passwords and credit card details from over a hundred countries in a matter of days, causing millions of pounds worth of fraud… Last year the national security interests of the UK were targeted in a deliberate attack on our defence industry. A malicious file posing as a report on a nuclear Trident missile was sent to a defence contractor by someone masquerading as an employee of another defence contractor. Let's get civilized Both sides are deadly serious about policing the Internet.
After curation Retour sur l'e-G8, la diplomatie de l'Internet "Au coeur de l'e-G8", le dossier d'Eric Chaverou pour le site de France Culture. Bertrand de La Chapelle et Bernard Benhamou Th©Radio France Mardi et mercredi, s'est déroulé dans les Jardin des Tuileries, à Paris, le premier G8 de l'Internet, baptisé e-G8. Il y avait du monde. Outre le président de la République à l'initiative de ce sommet, on a vu se succéder à la tribune des ministres, des grands acteurs de l'économie mondiale, parmi eux les plus grandes entreprises de services sur Internet (Google, Facebook, Ebay...), les grands opérateurs des télécommunications, des start ups à la réussite flamboyante. En quoi les discussions qui avaient lieu sous les grandes tentes du jardin des Tuileries allaient changer quelque chose à un texte qui avait été négocié en amont par les sherpas des huit pays du G8 ? Invités Bernard Benhamou, délégué aux Usages de l'Internet au ministère de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur, et au ministère de l'Industrie. Sons Suivez "Place de la toile" (#pdlt)
The Web’s third frontier Everyone realizes that the web is entering a new phase in its development. One indication of this transition is the proliferation of attempts to explain the changes that are occurring. Functional explanations emphasize the real time web, collaborative systems and location-based services. Technical explanations argue that the interconnectivity of data is the most significant current development. They consider the web’s new frontiers to be closely related to the semantic web or the “web of things”. Although these explanations are both pertinent and intriguing, none of them offers an analytical matrix for assessing the developments that are now underway. In contrast, other explanations are far too broad to serve any useful purpose. How can the web’s development be understood? The web represents a compendium of technical resources, functionalities and usage practices, and it cannot be reduced to just one of these dimensions. The founding principles The two initial phases of growth
Comment nous avons vécu l'eG8 de l'intérieur Vidéo : Comment nous avons vécu l’eG8 de l’intérieur Récit déstructuré de notre participation au forum e-G8, qui a confirmé de nombreuses craintes ressenties à la lecture du programme... L’invitation est venue en fin de semaine dernière. Notre train et notre hôtel réservés, nous arrivons à Paris au Jardin des Tuileries lundi soir, sous une chaleur de plomb, pour prendre possession de notre badge. Un badge « participant », bleu, qui donne accès à la salle des conférences ; contrairement à la presse aux badges jaunes qui est reléguée à l’extérieur. C’est le lendemain matin, mardi, que les choses sérieuses commencent. Après avoir passé au moins quatre contrôles de sécurité, nous arrivons en salle de conférence où Nicolas Sarkozy doit prononcer le discours d’ouverture. Le ton est ainsi donné pour cet e-G8 Forum, où les internautes, les associations et les petites et moyennes entreprises sont reléguées au rang de simples spectateurs angoissés. Conférences sans intérêt, sauf une.
NGOs release joint statement to EG8 Leaders & delegates 36 NGOs are addressing their concerns about the way the eG8 has been organized and the issues that will be raised in a joint declaration published exclusively on Owni.eu. In the wake of the G8 Summit on the Internet, organized in Paris on May 24th and 25th, AccessNow, La Quadrature du Net. Attac, etc want to highlight the importance of online freedoms and the access to Internet and make sure the participants are reminded of their responsibilities towards civil society, especially with regards to the current mideast uprisings. Among these NGOs, only 2 were invited at the Summit (Reporters Without Borders and Electronic Frontier Foundation). In its latest report published mon March 11th, Reporters Without Borders listed France as a country “under surveillance” and according to their barometer, 125 are jailed worldwide because of their online activity. Civil Society Statement to the e-G8 and G8 As key world leaders, your policies have a major influence on internet policy globally.
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Fight back against Sarkozy's EG8 -- an exercise in censorship and control dressed up as a technology summit Jeremie Zimmermann from La Quadrature du Net sez, The Internet is the place where we meet, speak, create, educate ourselves and organize. However, as we are at a turning point in early web history, it could either become a prime tool for improving our societies, knowledge and culture, or a totalitarian tool of surveillance and control. After 15 years of fighting the sharing of culture in the name of an obsolete copyright regime, governments of the World are uniting to control and censor the Internet. The black-out of the Egyptian Net, the US government's reaction to Wikileaks, the adoption of website blocking mechanisms in Europe, or the plans for 'Internet kill switches' are all major threats on our freedom of expression and communication. These threats come from corporations and politicians, unsettled by the advent of the Internet. I was invited to the EG8 and declined. G8 vs INTERNET (Thanks, Jeremie!)
Sarkozy to host key internet forum ahead of G8 summit 24 May 2011Last updated at 05:08 Internet bosses are meeting in Paris at a 2 day forum arranged by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as Christian Fraser explains The world's most powerful internet and media bosses are gathering in Paris for a two-day meeting hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The heads of Google, Facebook and Microsoft are due to attend to discuss the future of the internet. The debate over whether - and how far - to regulate the internet is expected to dominate the forum. The conclusions of the event are to be presented to the G8 summit later in the week at the French resort of Deauville. This is the first time the internet will be discussed by the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) wealthy nations, says the BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris. Internet activists Two competing visions of the future of the internet will be brought to the fore, says our correspondent. China has invested heavily in regulating its citizens' access to the internet