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Say No To a Government Internet "Kill Switch"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the terrible-ideas-make-me-sad dept.

GMGruman writes "In the name of national security, the feds are considering a law that would let the government turn off the Internet — or at least order broadband providers and ISPs to disable access. InfoWorld blogger Bill Snyder explains why this is a bad idea. Does the US really want to be like China or Iran?"

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  1. Isn't it obvious by guruevi · · Score: 5, Informative

    Does the U.S. really want to be like China or Iran

    "Right now China, the government, can disconnect parts of its Internet in case of war and we need to have that here too," Lieberman

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