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I think they mean WWW shutdowns? Or are governments killing VOIP, newsgroups, email, etc? Somehow I doubt that governments are successful in completely shuttin
by cheschire 4y ago
I think they mean WWW shutdowns? Or are governments killing VOIP, newsgroups, email, etc?
Somehow I doubt that governments are successful in completely shutting down a network of networks that is designed specifically to resist shutdown attacks from internal or external. Maybe I'm naive.
edit: Maybe they're referring to the ability to order ISPs to kill access at the router level. So yeah maybe the concept of centralizing access to the internet via service providers is the problem worth discussing.
We don't have dialup anymore, we can't just simply point our comcast / verizon / whatever router to a new provider and have our access again. Not only do we not have dialup anymore, we don't even have landlines anymore in quite a lot of households. If the routers died, many houses would in fact be cut off.
- tetromino_ 4y agoIt can mean government control over all IXPs in the country (including DPI hardware and a killswitch), and legal mandate for all ISPs in the country to use only government-controlled IXPs. So unless you have a satellite connection or a private microwave link to a friend's antenna on the other side of the border, you don't get internet.
- toast0 4y agoInternational dial-up is an option too. Although providers are getting fewer. If you've got a landline, a modem and a technically oriented friend outside the shutdown, it doesn't take too much to setup an iffy dialup server. Can't do a lot of surfing with those speeds today though.
- RegnisGnaw 4y agoIts not really an option. In the countries referenced by the article, the Government is the telecom monopoly or there is a few which will listen to the government. Its very simple to analyze calls to see if its voice or a modem. Guess what happens if its the later?
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