internet blocking
Is it true certain ISP providers in the United States are blocking internet access from various "terrorist related" countries? The list of countries includes Iran and North Korea. Note: My personal USA provider of internet hosting told me they are required by the US government to do so, but I have not found this regulation. I found this out when a reader from Iran could not access my website, hosted on godaddy.com
So let me get this straight. The Iranian government is blocking certain websites (many) from it's citizens. And the US government is blocking Iran from viewing many US websites. What a great way to communicate! Umm, say don't we teach our children to talk problems out instead of solving them with fighting? So we are closing our communications with Iran. Why? Do we really want to fight each other? Someone probably wants a fight.
Now for the real reason the US is blocking Iran. Do they not want them to publish propaganda? But then the US can't send them as much propaganda either. What else, s it really about infrastructure protection? Seems difficult to believe a single small country could host a real internet attack, but with DDOS it's possible. But with all military networks being internal and closed networks, there is no rationale for that.
The denial of the commercial internet could have some economic effect, but it could quickly be solved I would think.
Hmmm.
related:
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/07/10/13/us-government-seeks-to-deny-the-internet-to-its-enemies
2006 National Infrastructure Protection Plan
National Strategy for Homeland Security
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202402122
http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=435772&sid=1d1b266ff1270e4ba649e30ffb6d57ef
http://payvand.com/news/07/jul/1264.html
So let me get this straight. The Iranian government is blocking certain websites (many) from it's citizens. And the US government is blocking Iran from viewing many US websites. What a great way to communicate! Umm, say don't we teach our children to talk problems out instead of solving them with fighting? So we are closing our communications with Iran. Why? Do we really want to fight each other? Someone probably wants a fight.
Now for the real reason the US is blocking Iran. Do they not want them to publish propaganda? But then the US can't send them as much propaganda either. What else, s it really about infrastructure protection? Seems difficult to believe a single small country could host a real internet attack, but with DDOS it's possible. But with all military networks being internal and closed networks, there is no rationale for that.
The denial of the commercial internet could have some economic effect, but it could quickly be solved I would think.
Hmmm.
related:
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/07/10/13/us-government-seeks-to-deny-the-internet-to-its-enemies
2006 National Infrastructure Protection Plan
National Strategy for Homeland Security
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202402122
http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=435772&sid=1d1b266ff1270e4ba649e30ffb6d57ef
http://payvand.com/news/07/jul/1264.html
