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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...trol-internet/
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08-28-2009, 06:32 PM #1
Government to have Internet Kill switch
Sad but true:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...trol-internet/
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08-28-2009, 06:46 PM #2
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Re: Government to have Internet Kill switch
First, it is a proposed bill, not a passed measure so 'Government to have' should read 'Should this bill pass both houses the Government would be given the power to..."
Second, a kill switch completely cancels something. The Internet cannot have a 'kill switch' as the most they could do is stop the top level DNS routers from responding, canceling most casual traffic. Computers could still manually connect, networks that don't use DNS servers would still work and private providers would still be able to make their own connections if they desired. Plus the description makes it sound like the law would be ineffective since it doesn't clarify how the powers would work.
Most likely this won't happen anyway, I'd only feign concern if the bill actually passed the Senate and made it to the House where it would likely die anyway.Just because everyone does something does not mean that it is right to do.
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08-28-2009, 06:47 PM #3
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Re: Government to have Internet Kill switch
Two words: chinese proxy.
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08-28-2009, 07:00 PM #4
Re: Government to have Internet Kill switch
The title is to grab attention
Originally Posted by snooggums
you know like titles do 
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09-05-2009, 02:27 AM #5
Re: Government to have Internet Kill switch
Iran sure wishes they had this power. And politicians in the US seem to envy Iran's morality and political central control a lot.
Dude, seriously, WHAT handkerchief?
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09-05-2009, 10:27 AM #6
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Re: Government to have Internet Kill switch
Well, it's a good thing I have this DarkNet server here....
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