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Senate Trying To Slip Internet Kill Switch Past Us

sanermind writes "Sensing Senators don't have the stomach to try and pass a stand-alone bill in broad daylight that would give the President the power to shut down the Internet in a national emergency, the Senate is considering attaching the Internet Kill Switch bill as a rider to other legislation that would have bi-partisan support."

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  1. Re:This is why by jgagnon · · Score: 4, Funny

    More support for Capitol Punishment! Punish everyone in the capitol!

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  2. Re:Governmental Fail by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's also IPoAC [wikipedia.org], IP over Avian Carriers.

    Highly vulnerable to shotgun-in-the-middle attacks, though.

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