Is Russia Threatening The World's Internet Access?

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• published: 01 Nov 2015
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Why The Power Of The Internet Lives On The Ocean Floor http://bit.ly/1KLyg5M Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Hundreds of cables line the ocean floor and carry 99% of international communications. So what would happen if Russia cut these cables? Learn More: Submarine Cable Map http://www.submarinecablemap.com/ Analyzing the Internet Collapse http://www.technologyreview.com/news/409491/analyzing-the-internet-collapse/ "Multiple fiber cuts to undersea cables show the fragility of the Internet at its choke points." Undersea Cables Transport 99 Percent of International Data http://www.newsweek.com/undersea-cables-transport-99-percent-international-communications-319072 "The vast network at the bottom of the ocean has also been the epicenter of international intrigue for decades." 9 things you didn't know about Google's undersea cable http://www.computerworld.com/article/2947841/network-hardware-solutions/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-googles-undersea-cable.html "Undersea cables carry virtually all transoceanic Internet data these days, replacing satellites as the preferred medium. " How one clumsy ship cut off the web for 75 million people http://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/feb/01/internationalpersonalfinancebusiness.internet "A flotilla of ships may have been dispatched to reinstate the broken submarine cable that has left the Middle East and India struggling to communicate with the rest of the world, but it took just one vessel to inflict the damage that brought down the internet for millions." Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Vorsprung" Subscribe to TestTube News! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubenews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Lissette Padilla for hosting TestTube! Check Lissette out on Twitter:https://twitter.com/lizzette