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It may not be possible to target specific uses of cellphone data channels, but this isn't much of a roadblock for the Iranian government. They'll just shut dow
by dymk 5y ago
It may not be possible to target specific uses of cellphone data channels, but this isn't much of a roadblock for the Iranian government.
They'll just shut down every cell tower within their borders. Iran is already willing to impose full internet blackouts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Internet_blackout_in_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Internet_blackout_in_Iran).
- zinekeller 5y agoYeah, this is the difference. Drug dealers are an annoyance but they aren't a direct threat to any government (as long as you let them be in peace). If it's a direct threat to you, then you do anything, even if the benefits outweigh the risks.
- roywiggins 5y agoIn 2019 India shut down both the internet and regular voice networks in Kashmir: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/after-two-month-blackout-cellphones-start-to-ring-again-in-kashmir/2019/10/14/a7b163e0-ee51-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/after-two-...