FBI investigating vandalism of fiberoptic cables at Livermore

Re:FBI investigating vandalism of fiberoptic cables at Liver... by Alupis on Thursday July 02, 2015 @12:46AM (#9816882)

Or, going down the rabbit hole, the government sabotaging fiber lines to stir up public support for "protecting" the internet, more surveillance, etc.

The quote keeps getting kicked around on most media outlets: "Our internet infrastructure stands practically unprotected".

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Re:FBI investigating vandalism of fiberoptic cables at Liver... by ethanbond on Thursday July 02, 2015 @01:00PM (#9820133)

I've never heard anyone use that in terms of physical infrastructure. I've heard our other physical infrastructure is unprotected (which is true) and our internet isn't protected against cyberattacks (which I guess is vaguely true?)

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Re:FBI investigating vandalism of fiberoptic cables at Liver... by codezero on Thursday July 02, 2015 @12:49AM (#9816894)

It sounds crazy, but at this point, why not.

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Re:FBI investigating vandalism of fiberoptic cables at Liver... by Alupis on Thursday July 02, 2015 @12:53AM (#9816915)

"Who can protect your internet better than the federal government of the USA?"

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Re:FBI investigating vandalism of fiberoptic cables at Liver... by codezero on Thursday July 02, 2015 @01:00AM (#9816939)

GCHQ :)

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