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Putin To Discuss Plans For Disconnecting Russia From the Internet
New submitter GlowingCat writes: Russian President Vladimir Putin and several high-ranking officials will discuss the security of the Russian segment of the Internet at the meeting of the Russian Security Council next week. According to various reports, the officials will make a number of decisions about regulating the use of the Internet in Russia. This includes the ability to cut off the Russian Internet, known as Runet, from the outside world, in case of emergency.
I call dibs on their IP blocks!
Please disconnect .RU from the internet. Spam and hacking down %25 in one whack
Internet disconnects YOU!
But...how could we cope without all the botnet controllers, spam gateways, compromised .ru servers, and all the other wonderful users coming out of Russia? I agree that this could be very interesting if he did this; we could see the real impact of Russia's criminal internet community. The net might work better for awhile without .ru
No more car crash videos =/
as soon as i heard this I thought of that geenie joke from the boondock saints...
...IT guy goes, "You mean to tell me Russia is off the Internet?"
Genie goes, "Yeah."
He says, "Well, um, I'll have a Coke, then."
THL phish sticks
Who would want to do Cosplay of a French Impressionist artist?
I think you're confusing VPN (virtual private network) with VMN (virtual magical network). The difference is one requires a connection to the internet outside russia to work, the other is magic.
it's your retarted, idiot.
"devices capable of emitting electromagnetic radiations"
Does this mean they'll confiscate the alternator on my car? And what about my brain?!
No, it means they "can" not that they 'will".
They're unlikely to expend the effort only capable of broadcasting gibberish or noise so both your alternator and brain are probably safe.
Not if it is incandescent.
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
Remember, McCain has clearly stated that he knows how to recognize a moderate Syrian rebel from a terrorist, even though he can't distinguish a crazy person from a reasonable vice presidential choice.