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Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch
From: Barry Greene <bgreene () senki org>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:18:01 -0800
The Internet is not immune to the law, as you should well know. In fact, the Internet seems to be a legal "proving ground" these days, so word to the wise.
And, the US National Communication Service (http://www.ncs.gov/index.html) "technically" has the ability to order all US telecommunications providers to disconnect for the express purpose of maintaining the integrity of the US Telecommunications system. If the NCS does not have implicit authority, a Executive order would grant it. So beware, most of the "US Internet Kill Switch" talk in Washington DC is politics from people who have not read that can be done now using existing authorities.
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- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch, (continued)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Ryan Wilkins (Feb 07)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Josh Smith (Feb 07)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 07)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Nick Hilliard (Feb 07)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Jay Ashworth (Feb 07)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Paul Ferguson (Feb 03)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Matthew Moyle-Croft (Feb 03)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Paul Ferguson (Feb 03)
- Re: Weekend Gedankenexperiment - The Kill Switch Barry Greene (Feb 04)