Your searches on Google, TikTok and Instagram, soon to be monitored by the government. The Government Information Service (SIG) has in fact launched a call for tenders to intensify the means of tracking the requests of French people on the networks. What form will this take?
French research more closely monitored by the government
The call for tenders was spotted by the media L’informé. The Government Information Service, which aims to analyze developments in public opinion and media content, should soon have more resources. It has in fact just published a call for tenders to renew the listening contract concerning social networks (social listening in English).
If this system already existed, in 2025 it will have a component intended to monitor research. This would make it possible, in particular, to listen to “weak signals»in other words the calls to mobilize and other beginnings of popular discontent. Public discussions on Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier or any other state representative will thus be analyzed in real time.
“Detect, analyze and measure Internet users' concerns and expectations regarding Government action and current events in general. »
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The use of artificial intelligence has also been expanded. The idea is to use AI to detect a crisis – such as, for example, the Yellow Vest crisis – in advance before it grows. In other words, of take the pulse of French society via the immensity of discussions available on the Internet.
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Only public communications would be affected
5 million euros will be allocated over a period of 4 years. According to the GIS, only public communications are concerned. That is to say those which take place on open Facebook groups, public Instagram pages or even forums. Private data is not accessible via the deployed tools.
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Furthermore, the device must comply with the general data protection regulations (GDPR). But it nevertheless worries its detractors. It is the considerable mass of data collected which is singled out, as well as the use of AI to analyze them on a large scale. Furthermore, monitoring possible crises before they emerge naturally raises its share of ethical questions.
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Source: L’Informed
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