[governance] Fwd: [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political Economy of Internet Freedom - How the freedom-to-connect movement aids Western hegemony

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Dear Michael, Deirdre and all

 

Deidre wrote



 

This statement is right but restrective. If states -remember the "Five Eyes Alliance"- are the "center" of Internet hegemony and its consequences, they are not the only ones that take profit from it : the "Big Fives" are at the other beneficiaries (in gigadollars) from this biased/assymetric situation. And that deserves another comment/debate.

 

Best

 

Jean-Louis Fullsack

  

 

> Message du 26/03/15 14:16
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For your information.
Deirdre

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Might be of interest to some…


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http://tinyurl.com/psf9dsw


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Discussions surrounding the role of the internet in society are dominated by terms such as internet freedom, surveillance, cybersecurity, and, most prolifically, cyber war. But behind the rhetoric of cyber war is an ongoing state-centered battle for control of information resources. Shawn Powers and Michael Jablonski conceptualize this real cyber war as the utilization of digital networks for geopolitical purposes, including covert attacks against another state’s electronic systems, but also, and more importantly, the variety of ways the internet is used to further a state’s economic and military agendas.

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Moving beyond debates on the democratic value of new and emerging information technologies, The Real Cyber War focuses on political, economic, and geopolitical factors driving internet freedom policies, in particular the U.S. State Department's emerging doctrine in support of a universal freedom to connect. They argue that efforts to create a universal internet built upon Western legal, political, and social preferences is driven by economic and geopolitical motivations rather than the humanitarian and democratic ideals that typically accompany related policy discourse. In fact, the freedom-to-connect movement is intertwined with broader efforts to structure global society in ways that favor American and Western cultures, economies, and governments….  


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