A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'

Re:A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse' by xwdv on Friday August 27, 2021 @08:29AM (#28326949)

I imagine an event like this would cause a lot of tech related stocks to tank.

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Re:A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse' by soco on Friday August 27, 2021 @08:37AM (#28327020)

I'm not sure we'd have a working exchange where to see them tank...

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Re:A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse' by LinuxBender on Friday August 27, 2021 @08:45AM (#28327091)

Agreed. Impact duration would probably also depend on how companies are backing up their data. Hardware can be eventually replaced. Data can not.

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Re:A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse' by bitxbitxbitcoin on Friday August 27, 2021 @08:42AM (#28327065)

Imagine what it would do to cryptocurrencies!

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Re:A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse' by entropic88 on Friday August 27, 2021 @10:51AM (#28328579)

If you have your seed someone on the other side of the planet will have an intact Blockchain.

Imagine what it would do to banking data and transfer/payment networks on the impact facing countries.

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