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Comment Original Intent of the Internet (Score 1) 116

"And that was to create a global communications network, unrestrained by national borders."

This is was not the original intent of the internet. "The Internet was designed 35 years ago as a robust, distributed network without centralized control in order to provide resiliency against a multitude of attacks, including nuclear war. "

Here's a reference from US department of homeland security: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dhs.gov%2Fxlibrary%2Fa...

I guarantee you the US virtual internet borders are managed in the same sense as the physical borders with other countries.

P.S. I'm Canadian.

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Secret Service Runs At "Six Sixes" Availability 248

PCM2 writes "ABC News is reporting that the US Secret Service is in dire need of server upgrades. 'Currently, 42 mission-oriented applications run on a 1980s IBM mainframe with a 68 percent performance reliability rating,' says one leaked memo. That finding was the result of an NSA study commissioned by the Secret Service to evaluate the severity of their computer problems. Curiously, upgrades to the Service's computers are being championed by Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who says he's had 'concern for a while' about the issue."

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