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Posted on 06-17-10 08:21:32 PM Link | Quote
Kill switch.

Fuck. That.
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Posted on 06-17-10 08:23:43 PM Link | Quote
Yeah, because using a kill switch on the internet would not have really bad side effects.

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:25:18 PM Link | Quote
The nerds would rage.
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Posted on 06-17-10 08:28:41 PM Link | Quote
It wouldn't work. I'd bet anything that it wouldn't work.

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:31:52 PM Link | Quote
They say its for "emergencies"... are they expecting something big and terrible to happen?

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:32:23 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Orlandu
They say its for "emergencies"... are they expecting something big and terrible to happen?


A zombie outbreak, clearly.

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:34:15 PM Link | Quote
Now Joe Lieberman wants to give the President another weapon to use in the event of a national security crisis.


Joe, Joe, Joe...


Anyway I peg the chances at this ever seeing a serious vote at zero. You can all unbunch your panties now.

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:39:30 PM Link | Quote
In addition to granting the President broad emergency powers, the legislation would also create a new bureaucracy called the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC) which would reside within Homeland Security. The NCCC would have at least two deputy directors and liason officers to the Defense Department, Justice Department, Commerce Department as well as the Director of National Intelligence.


Ooh, another completely useless Government department! Yes please.

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:44:41 PM Link | Quote
You know, what they should focus on is creating more jobs... not shit like this. Like, don't they have anything better to do with their cash?

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Posted on 06-17-10 08:53:11 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Xkeeper
Anyway I peg the chances at this ever seeing a serious vote at zero. You can all unbunch your panties now.

again, just like the other 27 bills the internet has soiled its diaper with that have all died a deserving death.

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Posted on 06-17-10 10:10:28 PM Link | Quote
06-17-10 05:10:28 PM
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Yet they keep trying.

I suppose "revolution switch" would be a better name than "kill switch". Flip it and watch the people revolt.

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Posted on 06-17-10 10:19:34 PM Link | Quote
Wait, would that work across the world? Of course, if this only shuts down all internet in the US, that means you wouldn't be able to access anything hosted there.

If it's across the world? Plain bullshit, a country doesn't have the right to do that even if you're called United States of America.
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Posted on 06-17-10 10:21:36 PM Link | Quote
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I presume it'd only shut down connections countrywide (which would be annoying as a lot of things are hosted there). I've heard someone with that much power wouldn't have much trouble taking out pretty much the whole thing, but they certainly have no right to try.

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Posted on 06-17-10 10:43:34 PM Link | Quote
Sure, it would only take out sites hosted in America, but guess what? That's over half of Google's content. Oh, and probably Youtube.

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Posted on 06-17-10 10:48:47 PM Link | Quote
On the bright side, we could still torrent.

(unless you're in the US, sucks to be you then)
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Posted on 06-17-10 10:50:02 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by HyperHacker
Yet they keep trying.

Makes it look like they're doing something and pads numbers.

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Posted on 06-18-10 12:10:32 AM Link | Quote
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The internet was made to be fault-tolerant.

Turning off the internet would be futile and self-defeating; people could establish their own network without the US's consent if they stayed off too long.

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Posted on 06-18-10 02:22:29 AM Link | Quote
Isn't there a policy stated by an organization somewhere prohibiting something like what Joe is trying to pass?

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