Wednesday, 24 November 2010

BBC News - Should Obama's 'internet kill switch' power be curbed?

The internet was actually developed for ARPA, in the event of war,
it would provide communications re-routing if part of the network
went down or was destroyed.

Under a World War II-era law, the US president appears to have authority to disconnect computer systems and servers from the internet in the event of a national emergency. But the next US Congress is poised to change that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11736545

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