Egypt has no internet... The U.S. could be next

http://io9.com/5746338/could-a-us-government-crackdown-take-america-off-the-internet

That will be productive in the working environment.SolidSnake35

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]That will be productive in the working environment.00-Riddick-00

Great minds think alike.

Because that worked out so fine and dandy for Egypt.

*facepalm*

yes, ok, the goverment is going to take the internet away -_-

Seems to be the real deal to me I've tried to reach the egypt information portalit just says Safari or Internet Explorer can't reach it. Ok I understand I could of put anything in that link but I got that from using Wikipedia, typing Egypt and looking under sources and chosing "Egypt Information portal". Try it yourself.

Illuminatiii......TrapMuzik92

IF it happens, there will only be hell to pay......

The US government couldn't shut down the internet... They have almost no control over the ISP's...jeremiah06

ISP's are not controlled by the US.

[QUOTE="jeremiah06"]The US government couldn't shut down the internet... They have almost no control over the ISP's...ColonelWilks

Edit: Also I said "almost no control"

[QUOTE="ColonelWilks"][QUOTE="jeremiah06"]The US government couldn't shut down the internet... They have almost no control over the ISP's...jeremiah06

Edit: Also I said "almost no control"

A controversial bill handing President Obama power over privately owned computer systems during a "national cyberemergency," and prohibiting any review by the court system, will return this year.

[QUOTE="jeremiah06"]

[QUOTE="ColonelWilks"] The Department of Homeland Security says otherwise.ColonelWilks

Edit: Also I said "almost no control"

[QUOTE="ColonelWilks"][QUOTE="jeremiah06"] Sure... However, not to the scale of shutting down the net for the entire country...

Edit: Also I said "almost no control"

jeremiah06

[QUOTE="jeremiah06"][QUOTE="ColonelWilks"] Yeah, that's the part I disagreed with.ColonelWilks

The article clearly states that shutting down America's internet access in its entirety is close to impossible. In the event of a "internet attack" America would simply block access from the place of origin the attack manifested from, rather than unilaterally cut all in-country access.

[QUOTE="jeremiah06"][QUOTE="ColonelWilks"] Yeah, that's the part I disagreed with.ColonelWilks

(P.S. - Won't happen in the US)

Unlikely. US Internet providers wouldn't agree and the government does not own any ISP's.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

"What would you do without Internet? They may take our lives but they will never take..... our INTERNET! "

Not a chance.

[QUOTE="the_ChEeSe_mAn2"]Unlikely. US Internet providers wouldn't agree and the government does not own any ISP's.Serraph105

Unlikely. US Internet providers wouldn't agree and the government does not own any ISP's.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

[QUOTE="the_ChEeSe_mAn2"]Unlikely. US Internet providers wouldn't agree and the government does not own any ISP's.weezyfb

Yeah, no.

Yes, because America is in a total riot right now deserving of a communications blackout.scorch-62

"Experts say it's unlikely that what's happened in Egypt could happen in the United States because the U.S. has numerous Internet providers and ways of connecting to the Internet. Coordinating a simultaneous shutdown would be a massive undertaking."

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_hi_te/us_egypt_protest_internet_outage_6

Also, what use would the U.S. have for taking down the internet when its their biggest method of control?

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="the_ChEeSe_mAn2"]Unlikely. US Internet providers wouldn't agree and the government does not own any ISP's.SquatsAreAwesom

[QUOTE="the_ChEeSe_mAn2"]Unlikely. US Internet providers wouldn't agree and the government does not own any ISP's.weezyfb