Here is a blog by Al Jazeera on what is happening in Egypt. Look at the time stamp of 7:46. Kill-Switch is alive and well. Coming to America soon?
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/01/28/liveblog-egypts-protests-erupt . *--------------------------------* *The only power people exert over us, is the power we allow them to exert.* * * *http://www.projectcensored.org/* * * *http://www.thenewamerican.com/* *--------------------------------* On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Danny O'Brien <da...@spesh.com> wrote: > Around 2236 UCT, we lost all Internet connectivity with our contacts in > Egypt, and I'm hearing reports of (in declining order of confirmability): > > 1) Internet connectivity loss on major (broadband) ISPs > 2) No SMS > 4) Intermittent connectivity with smaller (dialup?) ISPs > 5) No mobile service in major cities -- Cairo, Alexandria > > The working assumption here is that the Egyptian government has made the > decision to shut down all external, and perhaps internal electronic > communication as a reaction to the ongoing protests in that country. > > If anyone can provide more details as to what they're seeing, the extent, > plus times and dates, it would be very useful. In moments like this there > are often many unconfirmed rumors: I'm seeking concrete reliable > confirmation which I can pass onto the press and those working to bring > some > communications back up (if you have a ham radio license, there is some very > early work to provide emergency connectivity. Info at: > http://pastebin.com/fHHBqZ7Q ) > > Thank you, > > -- > dobr...@cpj.org > Danny O'Brien, Committee to Protect Journalists > gpg key: http://www.spesh.com/danny/crypto/dannyobrien-key20091106.txt > -- * *