Homeland Security's Attitude About Internet Access During It's Threatened Pandemic
Think they give a shit?
One word.
Think Katrina.
SEC, Homeland Security need Web backup, GAO says
"The department does not even have a plan to start work on the issue, the General Accountability Office said.
But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions began to telework from home at the same time as bored or sick schoolchildren were playing online, sucking up valuable bandwidth.
Experts have for years pointed to the potential problem of Internet access during a severe pandemic, which would be a unique kind of emergency. It would be global, affecting many areas at once, and would last for weeks or months, unlike a disaster such as a hurricane or earthquake.
H1N1 swine flu has been declared a pandemic but is considered a moderate one. Health experts say a worse one -- or a worsening of this one -- could result in 40 percent absentee rates at work and school at any given time and closed offices, transportation links and other gathering places."
"An expectation of unlimited Internet access during a pandemic is not realistic," he added."
One word.
Think Katrina.
SEC, Homeland Security need Web backup, GAO says
"The department does not even have a plan to start work on the issue, the General Accountability Office said.
But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions began to telework from home at the same time as bored or sick schoolchildren were playing online, sucking up valuable bandwidth.
Experts have for years pointed to the potential problem of Internet access during a severe pandemic, which would be a unique kind of emergency. It would be global, affecting many areas at once, and would last for weeks or months, unlike a disaster such as a hurricane or earthquake.
H1N1 swine flu has been declared a pandemic but is considered a moderate one. Health experts say a worse one -- or a worsening of this one -- could result in 40 percent absentee rates at work and school at any given time and closed offices, transportation links and other gathering places."
"An expectation of unlimited Internet access during a pandemic is not realistic," he added."
posted by nolocontendere at 6:41 AM
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"An expectation of unlimited Internet access during a pandemic is not realistic," he added."
It never was.
There was a proposal 10 years ago that broadband be sent along the electrical grid, sending low cost Internet access across the country.
Of course the powers that be nixed that, no immediate profit for QualComm, Time-Warner, Verizon, etc.
In case the country went to sh*t and anarchy, the only organization capable of communication would be the military.
How handy.
For a decade I've bounced back and forth between two thoughts. On the one hand, for us, the internet is instantaneous communication, a way to bypass corporate control, a method to organize and a burgeoning commercial titan. On the other hand it's a useful snooping tool for the PTB. I always wondered how long they'd allow the technology to be up and running.
Since they now have alternative technologies, when whatever shit hits the fan happens and commercial interests get disrupted anyway, I'm convinced they'l just pull the plug on us.
all they need do is what they are doing i a small way right now. control what pages we see in searches, bury the pages they dont want to become popular or spread.
the internet is the new battlegound, for elections, governments, and wars
Good point Irish, the self proclaimed masters of the universe will try to manipulate everything and can monitor it all, but can they really put this genie back into the bottle? It seems like there's a work-around for anything as long as the internet is up and running. Newspapers are dead. The music industry lost. I'm going to watch another full length box office movie tonight for free. Even if net neutrality is attacked the access to information is like whack-a-mole, it'll just keep popping up elsewhere as long as the internet is extant. That's why, even if commercial trade is adversely affected and especially if we have economic collapse, our overlords will shut it down on us if they have their own encrypted systems in place.
I think. But who knows?
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