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Russia Plans Brief Disconnection From the Internet for Internal Traffic Test

posted by cmn32480 on Monday February 11 2019, @08:18PM   
from the in-soviet-russia dept.

takyon writes:

Russia plans to 'unplug' from internet

Russia is planning to briefly disconnect from the internet as part of planning for a future cyber-war. The test will mean data passing between Russian citizens and organisations stays inside the nation rather than being routed internationally.

A law mandating technical changes needed to operate independently was introduced to Russia's parliament last year.

The test is due to happen before 1 April but no exact date has been set.

The draft law, called the Digital Economy National Program, requires Russia's ISPs to ensure that it can operate in the event of foreign powers acting to isolate the country online.

[...] The test is also expected to involve ISPs demonstrating that they can direct data to government-controlled routing points. These will filter traffic so that data sent between Russians reaches its destination, but any destined for foreign computers is discarded.

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• Re:Some really stupid comments on Slashdot (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 12 2019, @12:01AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 12 2019, @12:01AM (#799847)

  It's because the ruling elites know that it works every single fucking time, and it only leads one place. Peter Jackson’s Cartoon War [truthdig.com]:

  The poet Siegfried Sassoon in “The Hero” captured the callousness of war:

  “Jack fell as he’d have wished,” the Mother said,
  And folded up the letter that she’d read.
  “The Colonel writes so nicely.” Something broke
  In the tired voice that quavered to a choke.
  She half looked up. “We mothers are so proud
  Of our dead soldiers.” Then her face was bowed.

  Quietly the Brother Officer went out.
  He’d told the poor old dear some gallant lies
  That she would nourish all her days, no doubt.
  For while he coughed and mumbled, her weak eyes
  Had shone with gentle triumph, brimmed with joy,
  Because he’d been so brave, her glorious boy.

  He thought how “Jack,” cold-footed, useless swine,
  Had panicked down the trench that night the mine
  Went up at Wicked Corner; how he’d tried
  To get sent home; and how, at last, he died,
  Blown to small bits. And no one seemed to care
  Except that lonely woman with white hair.

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