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laundry_queen

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34. My prof at school mentioned this, oh, 6 months ago or so

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 08:00 PM

Jun 2013

We were having a discussion about online back ups and a bunch of us use services that hold information in the US. He warned us that our information was now in the hands of the US government and their laws, and that our information was at risk of being stolen/looked at by the US government. We had a lively class discussion about this and the consensus was the US is out of control with their internet data gathering. You are right, the rest of the world is getting pissed about this. This was in business school, by the way. Future CEOs, CFOs and accountants - business won't stand for this, that's for sure. Nothing like having a foreign entity spying on your trade secrets. It'll be international corporations that will stop this, not the people, IMO.

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Before this is over, the entire architecture of the Internet will be rebuilt [View all] dkf Jun 2013 OP

Hell, it's time to get a CB & a HAM radio. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #1

If anyone wants to listen in on HubertHeaver Jun 2013 #2

encrypted packet data nt. galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #4

HAM transmissions generally must be in the clear FarCenter Jun 2013 #13

It is standard practice, for seroius HAMs, to record by hand (ie: write down) geckosfeet Jun 2013 #5

Good info! HubertHeaver Jun 2013 #31

We had MARS back in the '80s when I was in Korea MrScorpio Jun 2013 #32

Interesting. That just might happen. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #3

Yeahup... ReRe Jun 2013 #6

i liked the world better before the internet. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #7

the fundamental life blood of commerce is trust KurtNYC Jun 2013 #8

There's nothing wrong with distributing the network more fairly. randome Jun 2013 #9

Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Jarla Jun 2013 #35

Sounds good to me. randome Jun 2013 #36

Are you suggesting that... Jarla Jun 2013 #37

Yup, the internet will be routed through China, Russia, Iceland,Cuba, and Ecuador Progressive dog Jun 2013 #10

Hnk! What's the difference? sibelian Jun 2013 #15

So what do you care if it continues Progressive dog Jun 2013 #26

I would think each country would run its own root DNS server FarCenter Jun 2013 #11

There's been some movement towards that Recursion Jun 2013 #17

Okay, through where will it be routed, Antarctica? nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #12

Who can say? nt sibelian Jun 2013 #16

More likely that an Internet treaty will have to be created to govern it. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #18

You ever see a fiber map before? snooper2 Jun 2013 #25

I could see managing chokepoints as a cash cow for places like Tuvalu Recursion Jun 2013 #20

And...? Why SHOULD the rest of the world stand for it? closeupready Jun 2013 #14

Any country who wants to build the infrastructure is free to Recursion Jun 2013 #19

The US being the "hub" is no accident siligut Jun 2013 #23

We also created the Internet, remember? randome Jun 2013 #24

So what you are saying is that it is our baby, so it is natural that we control it? siligut Jun 2013 #28

Not at all. Just that it wasn't a 'power trip' as you're implying. randome Jun 2013 #33

Well, you don't want to overstate that; it's not 1998 anymore Recursion Jun 2013 #27

There has been discussion here regarding desperate measures to maintain power siligut Jun 2013 #29

And what do you have against black swans? randome Jun 2013 #21

ROFL snooper2 Jun 2013 #22

I would think some of those people outside the US have to communicate into the USA Progressive dog Jun 2013 #30

My prof at school mentioned this, oh, 6 months ago or so laundry_queen Jun 2013 #34