Re:How Egypt Switched Off The Internet
by dfj225 on Friday January 28, 2011 @01:20PM
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> Ferguson suggests that, if nothing else, the methods used by the Egyptian government prove how fragile digital communication really is.
I don't think this instance proves how fragile the technology is, rather it proves that you can use this technology to build a system that is easily controlled from a central point. The same technology could have been used to build a robust system that was not easy to shut down completely.
I don't think this instance proves how fragile the technology is, rather it proves that you can use this technology to build a system that is easily controlled from a central point. The same technology could have been used to build a robust system that was not easy to shut down completely.