Alteon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoRussia is signaling it could take out the West's internet and GPS. There's no good backup plan.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkRussia is signaling it could take out the West's internet and GPS. There's no good backup plan.www.businessinsider.comAlteon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square56fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCutting a couple undersea fiber cables and completely fucking the whole internet is very easy. Humanity has so far just kinda silently agreed to not fuck with that.
minus-squareCosmicomical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoSure, but welcome to 2024, where we have mirrors and cdns and the cloud with distributed everything. Not saying disconnecting the americas from eurasia wouldn’t be a big deal, but the internet would keep working. Elon would be very happy.
Cutting a couple undersea fiber cables and completely fucking the whole internet is very easy. Humanity has so far just kinda silently agreed to not fuck with that.
Sure, but welcome to 2024, where we have mirrors and cdns and the cloud with distributed everything.
Not saying disconnecting the americas from eurasia wouldn’t be a big deal, but the internet would keep working.
Elon would be very happy.