Unsung heroes save net from chaos:

Started by Paddy, July 22, 2009, 11:29:11 PM

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July 22, 2009, 11:29:11 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8163190.stm

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Crack teams of volunteers keep the net online and functioning, according to leading internet lawyer Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard University.
The way data is divided up and sent around the internet in many jumps makes it "delicate and vulnerable" to attacks or mistakes, he said.


Paddy... :cheers:
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