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[ NNSquad ] Video: Dr. Strangelove Explains the Internet Kill Switch
Video: Dr. Strangelove Explains the Internet Kill Switch
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000805.html
Greetings. Yesterday, in "'Plan D' - How To Disrupt the U.S.A.'s
Internet" ( http://bit.ly/eV7Ivn [Lauren's Blog] ), I employed a
concept from Stanley Kubrick's film classic "Dr. Strangelove" to draw
an analogy between the specter of global warfare, and the enormous
risks associated with government-directed Internet shutdowns as have
already occurred in Egypt, and such has been advanced by some
officials as a desirable government-controlled "Internet Kill Switch"
concept here in the United States.
The parallels are striking on several levels. But even I was
surprised when I looked back at the original "Dr. Strangelove"
footage, and realized that perhaps the characters were actually in a
"Cyberwar Room" -- and already were discussing various countries'
abilities to use "kill switches" to shut down the Internet.
See what you think ...
Dr. Strangelove Explains the Internet Kill Switch:
http://bit.ly/gYevUQ [YouTube] (~1.3 minutes)
--Lauren--
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