On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Doug Barton wrote:
The whole concept of a global network, with no centralized control, that
permits (nay, encourages) the free flow of information is anathema to
many national governments. They are desperate to choke that off, by any
means necessary.
From
http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2012/07/nsa-head-calls-more-visibility-over-computer-networks/57073/
:
"The decentralized nature of the Internet and the confusing thicket of
independent public and private networks are limiting efforts to protect against
attacks, Alexander signaled Friday at the Def Con hacker conference in Las
Vegas."
This is Gen. Alexander, head of the NSA...
--Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb