Comments on: How Egypt Switched Off the Internet

By: Lawmaker in Brazil Aims to Make Broadband Access a Right: Broadband News and Analysis «

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:01:26 +0000

[...] develop broadband services, including making mobile spectrum available. In light of the role that web-based communication played in recent citizen uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, it’s easy to see how Brazil [...]

By: Hackers Target France, South Korea, WordPress: Tech News and Analysis «

Hackers Target France, South Korea, WordPress: Tech News and Analysis « — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:54 +0000

[...] that the internet can have on politics — so important for communication that it was shut down, first by Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and more recently by Muammar Gadaffi in Libya. But it’s worth remembering that it’s not just [...]

By: Who’s Filtering the Web in the Middle East?: Broadband News and Analysis «

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:31:15 +0000

[...] has shut off web access for its citizens, following in the wake of Egypt, which cut off access to the web at the end of January as a means to stop protesters attempting to oust President Hosni Mubarak. But [...]

By: Building the Technology Stack for Internet Freedom: Tech News and Analysis «

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:14:04 +0000

[...] communications because of government interference. While this technology stack would have been of limited use in Egypt, it actually could have helped protesters in the country stay connected to each other if not to the [...]

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:47:59 +0000

It does beg to question if our government needs this same capability or not, which is what they’ve been pushing for. Fact check spins it by saying it’s technically not to shut everything down but to allow the government to shut off sections, like certain people and neighborhoods. Also, Obama wants to go the extra mile and establish a traceable Internet ID for everyone to more easily trace who’s Internet account posters and others are using. It’ll be utopia supposedly, you won’t even need other passwords since your government approved security will be all you need. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20027837-501465.html

Unfortunately, like most things lately, details are vague until it’s ready to rush though, so all we can do is discuss and debate the supposedes until then. The only details are things like it’s supposed to prevent us from having to remember passwords and it will be done through collaborative corporations with government guidance so it seems led by the private sector and not the government. http://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-internet-id-2011-1

By: ¿De quién es Internet? | ruizdequerol

¿De quién es Internet? | ruizdequerol — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:24:09 +0000

[...] expeditivo del apagón de Internet por parte del Gobierno egipcio ha provocado más de una DialécTIC@ interesante y apasionada. No es [...]

By: El botón rojo de Internet cada vez más lejos « Manuel Aragón

El botón rojo de Internet cada vez más lejos « Manuel Aragón — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:36:19 +0000

[...] El día 27 de enero en medio de las revueltas que aún continúan, el gobierno egipcio decidió cortar la comunicación de toda su población con el resto del mundo. La primera pregunta que me invadió fue ¿Esto es posible técnicamente? y parece que sí, la forma es enviar una orden a todos los proveedores de Internet (ISPs) para que corten las conexiones sin derecho a reclamo o a preguntas, sancionándolos muy fuertemente si se rehusan a hacerlo. Aquí una explicación técnica de como lo han hecho http://gigaom.com/2011/01/28/how-egypt-switched-off-the-internet/. [...]

By: Iman

Iman — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:37:18 +0000

What is funny is that the government did that after all the protesters had arranged everything, and only need to say good night!..then the government kept it closed even after everything is arranged and going on!..i think there should be another reason for closing the internet

By: nied

nied — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:44:58 +0000

In Egypt there are riots, civil war in the capitals and the Western countries find a common position. Some, like UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon calling for free elections immediately, while Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Mubarak strengthens the back. Maybe that’s a good thing, because ultimately must decide the Egyptian people, how to proceed there. In my eyes this Mohamed ElBaradei only one who now wants to jump on the moving train to dust at times quickly president. He is in my eyes is not democratic legitimacy.

By: Egypt As Example: A Case For Mesh Networks on Phones: Mobile Technology News «

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:27:06 +0000

[...] protests, tweets and phone calls have put the region front and center on the world stage and have caused the Egyptian government to effectively shut down Internet access in the [...]