2011-01-28 21:46:16.995293+01 by Dan Lyke 4 comments
I generally don't link to BoingBoing, but it's worth an exception: Sean Bonner: Egypt turns off internet, Lieberman wants same option for US.
In reading through those Wikileaks memos, it's plain that our government has, as a matter of policy, promoted stability over freedom. It's good to remember that that's what governments do.
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comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):
#Comment Re: made: 2011-01-28 22:29:29.436369+01 by: m
It is not the promotion of stability, but rather of "control over freedom." Attempts to gain stability through the use of power cause systems to destabilize.
#Comment Re: made: 2011-01-28 23:44:23.600608+01 by: Dan Lyke
Columbine has some more informed opinions than mine on the matter.
#Comment Re: made: 2011-02-01 08:09:28.755125+01 by: papa0s0
Im quite surprised that they were able to take all of their internet offline... i would have imagined such an undertaking to be a bit more complex, especially with all the wireless modems out there!
#Comment Re: made: 2011-02-01 15:17:54.996843+01 by: Dan Lyke
There are conflicting reports, but:
Generally there are only a few links in or out of a given country. Those are easy choke points. And if you only have a few ISPs, you can shut off their DNS servers (this seems to have been the first stage, oddly).
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