How Do You Shut Down the Internet in a Whole Country? | Cyber Warfare | Internet in Egypt | Life's Little Mysteries

How Do You Shut Down the Internet in a Whole Country? | Cyber Warfare | Internet in Egypt | Life's Little Mysteries:

"Whether or not other governments—for example, the U.S. government—are able to shut down the Internet is 'a regulatory question,' said Clark. 'In a time of crisis, does a government have the powers to compel the ISPs to take such an action?

' In the U.S., the answer is no – not only does President Barack Obama, or any president, not have access to a physical 'switch' that turns off the Internet, he also has no control over ISPs."