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Most Americans Support an Internet Kill Switch

Orome1 writes "Sixty-one percent of Americans said the President should have the ability to shut down portions of the Internet in the event of a coordinated malicious cyber attack, according to research by Unisys. The survey found that while Americans are taking proactive steps to protect themselves against cybercrime and identity theft, only slightly more than a third of Internet users in the US regularly use and update passwords on their mobile devices – creating a potentially huge security hole for organizations as more consumer devices invade the workplace. The findings illustrate that recent events such as the Stuxnet computer worm attack and the attempted Times Square car bombing may have heightened the American public's awareness of and concern over global and domestic cybersecurity threats."

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  1. the consent manufacture is started by JonySuede · · Score: 0, Troll

    The consent manufacture is started. expect to ear more about this in the next few months.....

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  2. Fair is fair... by bistromath007 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sixty percent of the Internet supports an American Kill Switch.

  3. Wow by pyrosine · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is clearly biased or 61% of Americans really are pathetically stupid

  4. Most Americans... by hammer_gaidin · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...are stupid...