Remember that the Social Security card and number were to be only for the purposes of Social Security?
That would never happen here. /sarc
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Remember that the Social Security card and number were to be only for the purposes of Social Security?
I worry more about the Universal Internet ID than I do a shutdown. Kill the internet: kill the economy: kill the tax revenue golden goose.
Still, backup comms isn’t a bad idea. Just because it’s stupid or harmful, even to themselves, doesn’t mean the govt won’t do it.
Killing the internet would really be tough.
Not only wouldn’t I be able to browse, my phone is VOIP and my TV comes through by internet also (FIOS).
I still can’t find a “kill switch” in the bill.
The bill is about doing something we need, having a coordinated civil response to attack and ensuring our critical infrastructure is protected. Under this, owners of critical infrastructure are required to have plans to deal with emergencies, and the government (CERT) is supposed to help them. If the SHTF, the president can tell those owners to implement their plans. The bill even says the plans must “represent the least disruptive means.”
Personally, I think the genie is out of the bottle with respect to the Internet. Hundreds of millions of devices with internet capability with most businesses dependent upon it to operate and do business. It would be tough to shut all that down without crippling the economy in the process.