Rand Paul: Biden May Use “Internet Kill Switch” for Emergency Powers

Daily Fetched ^ | October 16, 2023 | Jason Walsh

[FarCenter]

It would be fairly straightforward to remove public access to parts of the internet and to specific services by manipulating the Domain Name System.

But shutting down the underlying Internet Protocol router network is shutting down critical infrastructure.

[Gnome1949]

I have no doubt the federal tyrants will do this.

If the civil war starts, they will try to keep Americans from communicating with each other.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

How will all the illegal freeloaders get all their free stuff?

Let’s Go, Brandon!

[unixfox]

If you shut down the internet, you shut down the economy.

It's not the economy you should be worried about. It's shutting down all the social media that's gonna piss people off! Priorities dontcha know.

[fuzzylogic]

lol...the greatest TV series ever made :)

I doubt the Elders Of The Internet would agree with such authority ;p

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And FREE too! Now you have to pay for them.

[fuzzylogic]

I’m not sure that this is even technically feasible. They might want to be able to do it but the internet is a network-of-networks. You might be able to shutdown parts of it but there’s so many subnets and technologies (e.g. Starlink) I’m not sure this is possible on a national scale.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Exchange phone numbers with your most important online friends, just in case.

[goodnesswins]

I think terrorists taking out key substations is more likely, esp next November

[Red Badger]

Cell towers and Landlines will be dead...................

[Dr. Franklin]

That makes perfect sense. In an emergency cut off people’s access to informant to their friends and relatives.

It makes sense that information will be restricted during an "emergency" like another blatantly rigged election. Restricting information makes it easier for those in power to remain in power. Shutting down the Internet means people's only source of information will be corporate and government media or word of mouth.

[Alas Babylon!]

I wonder if gas pumps will work.

The status of the underground tanks, and how full they are, is monitored over the Internet.

Resupply is coordinated through the Internet to the supplier, whose trucks, incidentally, get their fuel, from distribution set up the same way as your local gas station.

Fuel trucks are routed via the Internet to those locations that, according to the Internet, sensors show they need filling.

Many years ago, I had a teenage job at a gas station pumping gas for customers. I had to open the tanks every night after closing and write down how full/empty they were, on a log that the owner would view the next morning and call the supplier to order a shipment of new gas. The stick I used was a specially made long "yardstick" that they don't even make any longer.

[ConservativeInPA]

Me, for one....................

Yep. Good move. I have a complete set of topo maps of my state and surrounding Appalachian states. If I ever have to flee, it won’t be east to NJ. It won’t be to any city large or small.

[Nervous Tick]

You might have to go to California to get you some internet.

[DownInFlames]

More like piss off all voting age person out there under the age of 80.

[BenLurkin]

Ping Me When the Internet Goes Down ping

If anyone wants on or off the Ping Me When the Internet Goes Down pinglist, kindly FReepmail me. Thanks!

[Vaduz]

Wonder how many ham operators bringing out their old Henry 3 kilowatt amps for a tune up?

[Red Badger]

Hope they have electricity generation capability...........

[dfwgator]

Need to dust off the old Ham Radio.

[dynachrome]

One of their funniest episodes. Lotta truth.