Who gave these guys the title and deed to “the internet” ?
I understand that when you fund the equipment, you own it and thus can seize control of it.
But the existence of TOR is proof positive that they aren’t the ONLY people in control.
Granted, TOR is worthless without the ARPA backbone, the government owned lines and routers and all that stuff. But back in the mid 90s I was “building the internet” in Vermont and New Hampshire. We literally paid to have phone lines installed in a private residence, put a computer and a small modem bank in the closet and connected the two states.
Granted, we weren’t watching porn on it but we were getting the most valuable data we’ve ever had access to. Text based, no ads and whole world of possibilities for the future.
We’ll do it again. Computers are cheaper now and modem routers are capable of much more.
Yep, super easy to build a private internet, a second internet not run on government and city lines.