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Old 06-12-2010, 02:31 PM  
Dcat
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Originally Posted by BFT3K View Post
I would imagine, if we were under a cyber attack that was damaging, or about to damage our infrastructure (power grids, nuclear plants, etc.), that having a kill switch shutdown is not so bizarre.

I don't think the government would just randomly kill the internet, just for no fucking reason.

Not sure why this idea is being met with so much resistance...
Well, I'm sure they will cook up a FALSE FLAG cyber attack soon enough to get the legislation through.

Also, one has to ask.. WHY ON EARTH would critical infrastructure like, power grids, nuclear plants, ..etc be connected to the Internet anyway?
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