Russia considers 'unplugging' from internet
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Re: Russia considers 'unplugging' from internet
#2It's a smart thing to do (to have such a plan) even if no cyberwar ever takes place. There are so many possible scenarios of what could go wrong and having autonomous but functioning internet is absolutely necessary.
Re: Russia considers 'unplugging' from internet
#3Recalls the Maginot line, in the case of cyber warfare. How man taps are there? Perhaps more sensible for managing the information presented to their own population in emergencies.
Re: Russia considers 'unplugging' from internet
#4It's a smart thing to do (to have such a plan) even if no cyberwar ever takes place. There are so many possible scenarios of what could go wrong and having autonomous but functioning internet is absolutely necessary.
Exactly. This is something all major powers should do, at least virtually, in the event it actually becomes necessary.
The BBC title is a little misleading in that it sort of implied permanency rather than it being a “test of the emergency system”, to borrow a phrase.
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#5> The test is also expected to involve ISPs demonstrating that they can direct data to government-controlled routing points. These will filter traffic so that data sent between Russians reaches its destination, but any destined for foreign computers is discarded.
> Eventually the Russian government wants all domestic traffic to pass through these routing points. This is believed to be part of an effort to set up a mass censorship system akin to that seen in China, which tries to scrub out prohibited traffic.
The internet is fragmenting.
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#6BBC coverage links to ZDNet article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/russia-to-disconnect-from-the-...
Re: Russia considers 'unplugging' from internet
#7This has nothing to do with cyber warfare. Its just pushing the envelope towards full censorship of the internet.
They get the systems in place, they run drills to get the population used to the idea, then they close specific sectors, then they close everything and have special "open sectors" and then you're fucked.
Don't fall for it.
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#8> The test is also expected to involve ISPs demonstrating that they can direct data to government-controlled routing points. These will filter traffic so that data sent between Russians reaches its destination, but any destined for foreign computers is discarded. > Eventually the Russian government wants all domestic traffic to pass through these routing points. This is believed to be part of an effort to set up a ma…
don't worry, the US political system is doing similar but under the guise of "fake news" and "campaign finance reform".
what doesn't work one way can simply be done another when you convince enough people to be afraid
Re: Russia considers 'unplugging' from internet
#9It's a smart thing to do (to have such a plan) even if no cyberwar ever takes place. There are so many possible scenarios of what could go wrong and having autonomous but functioning internet is absolutely necessary.
Or you could contribute to the global Internet not going down. It has remarkable uptime.
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#10Any sources on the quote in the article, "Eventually the Russian government wants all domestic traffic to pass through these routing points. This is believed to be part of an effort to set up a mass censorship system akin to that seen in China, which tries to scrub out prohibited traffic." ? I searched and all I came up with was several sites saying the exact same thing, literally word for word, or otherwise saying so without any sort of source or rationale behind it.
This seems like a very logical test for all countries to carry out. Certainly not enough to suggest it's some sort of precursor to Chinese level censorship if this action is all that's based on.