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Re: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp outages

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So the options are: 1) a secret cyber-war is going on... 2) Some entity is installing new spying slurps 3) An (critical) IX that we werent aware of is having major issues... and we dont know who to blame on that one...

4) it's summertime in the predominantly online part of the world and general human activity is at a peak

Hmm...

I like this theory...

Its innocent but id like to see data behind it.

Re: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp outages

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So the options are: 1) a secret cyber-war is going on... 2) Some entity is installing new spying slurps 3) An (critical) IX that we werent aware of is having major issues... and we dont know who to blame on that one...

1 & 2: Could it be? https://futurism.com/russian-sub-fire-internet-cables

Uss jimmy carter

Re: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp outages

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Why is that? What's some advantages of having a credit card versus a debit one?

Customer protection- credit cards allow you to reverse charges on defective or fraudulent purchases if you are unable to find recourse with the vendor. They usually side with the cardholder as long as a basic paper trail of a good faith attempt to resolve the issue with the vendor is included. Also, credit cards often include insurance on purchases. For example, one of my cards will reimburse my hotel/car rental/plan…

There are similar protections on debit cards/chequing accounts here in Canada thanks to our strictly regulated banking system.
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