Showing posts with label Computers and the Internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Computers and the Internet. Show all posts

08 December 2015

Why Donald Trump’s Call to ‘Close Up’ the Internet Is Science Fiction

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/why-donald-trumps-call-to-close-up-the-internet-is-science-fiction/
Donald Trump suggested asking Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, for help in shutting down the Internet in some areas. But the worldwide computer network was designed to thwart such an attempt. By JOHN MARKOFF
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