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Old 06-12-2010, 01:52 PM  
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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...
I really hope our nuclear facilities are not susceptible to hackers on the Internet. If they are, I'm getting the fuck out of here right now.
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