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can someone please explain, physically, wtf an internet 'kill switch' is?

• wmf 16y ago
  It's a guy in a suit with a DHS badge who shows up at your door and says "you need to drop off the Net right now or the terrorists will win". Or maybe it's a phone call, but over the phone it's hard to tell real cops from Elbonian pranksters. Edit: I'm not joking; this is my understanding of how the system is supposed to work.
• bgutierrez 16y ago
  It's a term used to scare people. There won't actually be a physical switch to kill the internet. If anything, it will be the authority to disconnect portions of the net. Probably by asking ISPs to cooperate.