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Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> Am Samstag, 18. Februar 2012, 06:00:00 schrieb Dale: |
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>> I don't really think they can unless they just cut power to all the |
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>> computers. After all, the internet is supposed to be redundant right? |
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>> If there is a few computers still running that have a connection, it is |
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>> still working. Sort of anyway. |
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>> Does make one wonder tho. They have been talking about having a |
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>> internet "off switch" but I'm not sure it would be that easy. |
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> basically, yes. Take down the core routers and backbones and everything falls |
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> apart. |
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But how long would it take to actually do this? |
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Another thing, the Government, especially the military, uses the |
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internet too. What would they do? Without? What about other |
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countries? Just because the US Government wants the net shut down does |
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not mean other countries would follow. |
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I'm just curious as to how this could be done and just how any person |
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can shut down the internet globally much less one country. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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