A Frightening Week

Re:A Frightening Week by quellhorst on Sunday January 30, 2011 @01:31PM (#2158689)

This is why the "Internet Kill Switch" is a bad idea. Also, ISPs need to say no to the government more often.

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Re:A Frightening Week by protomyth on Sunday January 30, 2011 @01:43PM (#2158731)

An ISP's default answer to government should be "No".

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Re:A Frightening Week by jacquesm on Sunday January 30, 2011 @02:18PM (#2158842)

It should have been 'no' too when the government wanted unlimited tapping abilities of internet traffic, instead the answer was 'how much?'.

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Re:A Frightening Week by mickt on Sunday January 30, 2011 @11:57PM (#2160336)

Maybe ISP's in Egypt did, but they probably didn't have a choice in the matter! It's hard to argue with an armed police or a soldier or a regime who'll do anything to stay in power.

Also, when the government has a free hand to create legislation that allows them to do such a thing, it's hard not to comply without loosing one's business or life. Vodafone's been quoted as saying something to that affect:

"Under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it ... "

From: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08dbe398-2abb-11e0-a2f3-00144feab4...

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