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comment by fr33lunch
fr33lunch  ·  4757 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A series of chokepoints
Interesting information about how tangible the internet actually is.

One glaring oversight seems the protection of these buildings and data sites. Terrorism anyone? I would be interested to see the relationship of the distribution of information via the internet and global enterprise. Thank goodness for backup and mirror sites.





kleinbl00  ·  4757 days ago  ·  link  ·  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_exchange_point...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/

TL;DR - Every.Single.Phone conversation in the United States goes through a 24x48 room on the 6th floor of the SBC building on Folsom Street.