Donald Trump May 'Turn Off the Internet' if Elected, Former Staffer Says
Donald Trump May 'Turn Off the Internet' if Elected, Former Staffer Says
Speaking on MSNBC, Miles Taylor, who worked in Trump's administration, outlined the potential threats of a second Trump term.
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It was built to survive a nuclear war.
It will survive Trump.
Even if I have to drive a station wagon full of backup tapes myself.
23 3 ReplyThere are countries that turn off the internet all the time. There's a only a few major Telcos that control all backbone infra. It could definitely happen
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1 0 ReplyExternal connections? Probably.
Low-latency internal connections? Sure.
But when you can send IP packets over pigeons things get harder to disrupt.
Hence the station wagon.
5 5 ReplyDo you think that's a realistic way to keep sufficient modern Internet traffic moving?
10 0 ReplyNo, but it will keep some things moving. Ham radio and mesh networks will help, too.
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