Internet 'kill switch' easy target in Egypt

Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 18:30 in Mathematics & Economics

One of the most fundamental characteristics of the internet is its vast global network of interconnected servers, so experts were surprised when the Mubarak regime was able to so completely pull the plug on internet access for Egypt's 20 million online users.

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