[AusNOG] Internet Kill Switch???

Andrew Fort afort at choqolat.org
Fri Jun 18 15:58:28 EST 2010


On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Glenn Hocking <glenn at woosaw.com> wrote:
> Oh no. Hope that Conroy does not see this, he'll want one too :-(
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/obama-internet-kill-switch-
> proposed-20100618-yln6.html

Given there are global or almost-global carriers that are not entirely
US owned, I can't imagine they'd allow such a risk (if legislated) to
exist to their business.

Wouldn't they then look for an economical way to have circuits bypass the US?

-a



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