The plundering is an act of Guerre which holds of the Destruction and the massive flight, often accompanied by Viol S, and by extension, any type of similar civil acts.

History

The most famous plunderers of the Early middle ages are the Vandales, the Huns, during their conquests; the Germanic people reflect with bag Rome with three recoveries during the Great invasions.

During the French revolution, several historic buildings and cathedrals were plundered by the insurrectionists, causing the loss of ancestral relics.

Technological plundering

The considerable development of the Web, the use of the open Sources like method of information (Robert Steele), increases the visibility on the resources, in particular data-processing, of the companies, and can lead to certain forms of technological plundering.

The methods of Recherche of information using Search engines, on indexed Computer's resources, can use Registres of metadata, which increases the effectiveness of research. These methods, generally legal, can in certain cases transgress the legislation.

See too

• War of information

• industrial Espionage
• Plundering of the Egyptian tombs