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What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
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What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
In my latest YouTube video, called
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, I used the argument against anarchism that, if not for the government regulation, the Internet would be paralyzed by denial-of-service attacks. I think that, without government regulation, many ISPs would set up their DNS servers to respond to all IP addresses, rather than just the IP adresses they are supposed to serve. That would make it easy for hackers to amplify their denial-of-service attacks, as DNS servers often respond with long responses to short queries. Hackers would simply spoof their IP addresses as if they are of the server they are attacking and make short DNS requests, flooding the server they are attacking with DNS responses to queries it did not actually make. What do you think about that argument? To me, as somebody who has a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering, that argument seems legit.
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#2
RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
You forgot about Skynet. Never forget about Skynet.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
(January 27, 2024 at 8:23 am)brewer Wrote: You forgot about Skynet. Never forget about Skynet.

What is Skynet? We weren't taught about it at the university.
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RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
(January 27, 2024 at 7:35 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: In my latest YouTube video, called  
Administrator Notice
Title of video removed due to violation of advertising.
, I used the argument against anarchism that, if not for the government regulation, the Internet would be paralyzed by denial-of-service attacks. I think that, without government regulation, many ISPs would set up their DNS servers to respond to all IP addresses, rather than just the IP adresses they are supposed to serve. That would make it easy for hackers to amplify their denial-of-service attacks, as DNS servers often respond with long responses to short queries. Hackers would simply spoof their IP addresses as if they are of the server they are attacking and make short DNS requests, flooding the server they are attacking with DNS responses to queries it did not actually make. What do you think about that argument? To me, as somebody who has a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering, that argument seems legit.

What a clumsy attempt to get ‘round your personal ban on posting links.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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#5
RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
My thoughts are that an argument against anarchism by way of service interruptions is hilarious, if nothing else.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
Hackers are not concerned about regulations and can usually bypass security if they want. Also, I never have seen a news article where hackers ever get caught.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
(January 27, 2024 at 9:09 am)FlatAssembler Wrote:
(January 27, 2024 at 8:23 am)brewer Wrote: You forgot about Skynet. Never forget about Skynet.

What is Skynet? We weren't taught about it at the university.

There are many, many things you failed to learn at university. So many, in fact, that I find it hard to believe you ever attended.
Thief and assassin for hire. Member in good standing of the Rogues Guild.
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RE: What would happen to the Internet if there were no regulation?
If deregulation of the interwebz meant Flat could no longer post, I’d be all for it.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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