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Re: Internet Kill Switch.


From: Franck Martin <franck () genius com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:14:24 +1200 (FJT)

CNN ran a mock up attack to the USA infrastructure with some reps of the government.

The stuff was flawed in many ways, but I think the outcome of it, after each representative of the government arguing 
what the president can do and cannot do, was to solve the issue, the infrastructure providers needed to be involved, 
and asked "nicely" to help fix the problem, and not raided with a kill switch threat...or army personnel taking over 
all the knobs...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Sheldon" <LarrySheldon () cox net>
To: nanog () nanog org
Sent: Sunday, 18 July, 2010 5:07:34 PM
Subject: [SPAM]  Re: Internet Kill Switch.

On 7/17/2010 23:59, Larry Sheldon wrote:

http://www.prisonplanet.com/new-bill-gives-obama-kill-switch-to-shut-down-the-internet.html

Highlights:

"The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the
Internet ... figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide
web ..."  [Web = Internet]

Jay Rockefeller:  “Would it had been better if we’d have never invented
the Internet?”   [Is thid pile on Al Gore Month?]

"The largest Internet-based corporations are seemingly happy with the
bill..."


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