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Source: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/02/03/internet.shut.down/index.html?hpt=T2
Could the U.S. shut down the internet?
John D. Sutter
By John D. Sutter, CNN
February 3, 2011 10:23 a.m. EST |
CNN) -- It seemed so easy for Egypt. Just order a shutdown of the country's internet connections and -- bam -- it happens.
But is such an authoritarian action transferable? Could the U.S. government shut down American internet connections? And is it possible for the global internet to be toppled?
Technically, yes, internet experts said Wednesday, shortly after Egypt's government restored internet connections there as violent political protests continued. But it's highly unlikely...
Could the U.S. shut down the internet?
John D. Sutter
By John D. Sutter, CNN
February 3, 2011 10:23 a.m. EST |
CNN) -- It seemed so easy for Egypt. Just order a shutdown of the country's internet connections and -- bam -- it happens.
But is such an authoritarian action transferable? Could the U.S. government shut down American internet connections? And is it possible for the global internet to be toppled?
Technically, yes, internet experts said Wednesday, shortly after Egypt's government restored internet connections there as violent political protests continued. But it's highly unlikely...