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Internet of Islands
Global internet infrastructure has created an imbalance of power, and it's due for a reckoning.
The Backbone of the Internet Could Detect Earthquakes, But No One's Using It
Almost 1 million kilometers of telecom cables cover the ocean floor, but they’re “deaf, blind and dumb” to their environment.
Pakistan Looks to Be Developing a Massive Orwellian Surveillance State
A new report asserts that Pakistan's spy network has secretly expanded its surveillance capabilities beyond what is legally sanctioned, even seeking to intercept web traffic from undersea cables.
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Let's Be Real, Sharks Aren't Eating Google's Undersea Internet Cables
Human activity causes the vast majority of underwater cable damage.
The Best Visualization of the Internet's Submarine Backbone Yet
The half a million miles of fibre optic cable buried under the ocean floor, visualized.
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