According to reports, the internet blackout, which has left 75 million people with only limited access, was caused by a ship that tried to moor off the coast of Egypt in bad weather on Wednesday. Since then phone and internet traffic has been severely reduced across a huge swath of the region, slashed by as much as 70% in countries including India, Egypt and Dubai.
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Our reliance on such fragile links ought to be taken into consideration, shouldn't it? Why do we let ourselves be so vulnerable? Your opinion?
Monday, February 4, 2008
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