I'm always perplexed by what people mean by "internet kill switch". How would a nation state/UN turn the internet off? Are you talking about a firewall?
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I'm always perplexed by what people mean by "internet kill switch". How would a nation state/UN turn the internet off? Are you talking about a firewall?
Perhaps they put some regulation in place that prohibits the Internet Provider to give you access... If it were only DNS it would not be a big problem... there are lots of DNS servers out there...
Yeah for a kill switch the state would need to pursue all of the telecos big and small. IP address allocation is one of the main issues. If the state was able to get all of the Tier 1s, and all of the last mile providers to disable their IP allocations it could happen. Turning circuits up/down and disabling addresses isn't easy it can be very complicated circuit to circuit. Not to mention it would be an enormous amount to address over vast topography with many devices not accessible remotely. It would be incredible.
What most people call the kill switch is service quality degradation, or scare stories about what if.
There are actually tons of different options. They can bully the ISP providers into shutting off services for a specific amount of time. They can shut down nuclear power plants that provide power, or make other utility companies shut off services. That automatically disconnects the majority of the population from the internet.
The truth is, we have no idea what kind of technology the world governments hold. We only know that they have an unlimited amount of money and people who can be blackmailed or easily corrupted into doing exactly what they want.
They could wipe out power but there are still thousands of self-sustaining remote sites still functional. I think we could agree on many scenarios that could possibly happen but most are unlikely. I'm thinking about method and how it is actually executed. Say, it was me executing the commands to disable software and/or hardware.
The UN's job is to remove freedom, currently the freedom of information. Even without the UN, who controls home power? And, how many cellular providers do you think exist? These are few plugs, easy to pull, at any moment. October could turn everyone's phone into a photo album / flashlight, for the remainder of your last battery charge. And, if the UN "owns" "the Internet", then some new rules and laws will apply. Freedom in the US is gone...and that's the last hope for the world.