Article: For communication and information society looking to ethics

J. BÉRANGER* et V. RAVIX**

* Chercheur associé (PhD) / UMR 7268 ADÉS – Aix-Marseille Université / EFS / CNRS – Directeur adjoint du département Recherche / Keosys
** Ingénieur informatique / UMR 7268 ADÉS – Aix-Marseille Université / EFS / CNRS

Abstract

Formerly, the world was closed, vertical and hierarchical. Person who held the knowledge and information held power. Today, the emergence of information technology and communication illustrated by the media and the development of the Internet change the game. Now, a new balance of power is imposed on us, that of a consumer society where information assets grow at the expense of social ties. In this context, we are led to ask questions about the transformation of society vis-à-vis the information. A communications society focused on human values such as sharing and exchange it should not replace our consumption-oriented society of information at all costs? This helps to reflect on the ethical framework for the communication of information and distinguish between the terms of exchange and sharing when they are related to information. Ultimately, this modernization “technology” for the use of data cannot be achieved without a thought and modernization “ethics” of the disclosure.