EPISODE · Jun 11, 2019 · 7 MIN
Russia and Iran Plan to Fundamentally Isolate the Internet
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
For years, countries have spoken in vague terms about creating domestic internets that could be isolated from the world at will. Now, we’re seeing some begin to execute that vision. Last month, Iran announced its national information network, or its domestic internet, is 80 percent complete. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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For years, countries have spoken in vague terms about creating domestic internets that could be isolated from the world at will. Now, we’re seeing some begin to execute that vision. Last month, Iran announced its national information network, or its domestic internet, is 80 percent complete.
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