Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch

["Adriel T. Desautels" <ad_lists () netragard com>]

glad someone got my point. :)


On Sep 22, 2009, at 11:04 PM, chris () blask org wrote:

> On Tue, 9/22/09, Adriel T. Desautels <ad_lists () netragard com> wrote:
>
> > Right,
> >     So what happens when someone pwns the switch?
>
> There is no switch.
>
> There never will be a switch.
>
> "Switches", in this context, are as likely as monkeys flying out of  
> Gadi's posterior.  Precisely for the reason stated by Adriel above  
> (as well as being completely idiotic and logistically impossible).
>
> What is more likely is that some sort of system of coordination will  
> develop wherein the federal government will be to some extent  
> capable of contacting private network owners (which includes most  
> 'traditional' critical infrastructure as well) and directing as much  
> as reasonably possible response to widespread cybersecurity issues.
>
> Look out.  The gummit is coming to give us all vasectomies...
>
> -chris



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