ADS - Active Denial System
www.newscientist.com...
and the new targeted version:
www.newscientist.com...
However, my main area of interest/concern is that if they will go to such expense developing these kinds of weapons for physical control of dissent,
what are they doing on the web for virtual control? Specifically, search engine optimization, on-line reputation management, disinfo, cointelpro,
etc.
This latest drama of altering the historical record by editing of on-line archived articles is truly disturbing and just the beginning I fear.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
An obvious example of the political version of this:
www.computerworld.com...
On-line reputation management "is a space that's hot and is heating up further," says Jeff Zabin, an analyst at Aberdeen Group Inc. who
recently co-authored a report on social media monitoring and analysis. Executives are waking up to how the Internet can be used as an early warning
system to alert them if their company's brand names and reputations are at risk as a result of a product defect, a disgruntled customer's blog rant
or some other looming crisis, says Zabin.
If the news is bad, SEO techniques can help level the playing field. Sophisticated algorithms and other techniques allow manufacturers, retailers and
other types of businesses to suppress unfavorable blog posts about their companies, and learn things about consumer preferences and perceptions of
their brands like never before.
"I think it's going to change how marketing and research is being done," says Mike Waite, vice president of panels and communities at market
research firm MarketTools Inc. The company has partnered with Umbria Inc., a marketing intelligence company that specializes in monitoring social
media, to analyze online consumer chatter about MarketTools' clients. "People are just beginning to discover how this kind of data can be
applied."
Of course this is already being applied to control political discourse, public opinion and memes, right? "Technologies of Political Control"
doesn't have to mean conventional weapons.
[edit on 17/10/2009 by kosmicjack]
[edit on 17/10/2009 by kosmicjack]
