Not a problem Sheila... (good suggestion I'll do it as well :)
Best,
Mike
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[mailto:liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Sheila Parks
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 4:17 AM
To: liberationtech
Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Airline Shutdown Because of Loss of Internet
Service? MICHAEL GURSTEIN AND YOSSEM
Importance: High
I would like to post this on my FB wall
Would that be all right?
Seems to me to be very important, with all the horrible talk going on in
favor of internet voting
I await your response
Thank you,
Sheila
At 03:45 AM 6/6/2013, you wrote:
This is probably not a Liberation issue directly but I'm not sure where
else to address it...
Sunday I was flying (Porter Airlines--small short hop Canadian carrier)
from NYC to Ottawa, ON with a plane change in Toronto. When we arrived
in Toronto we were informed that because the Internet was down planes
were not able to land or depart. The company's service was completely
shut down for roughly 4 hours until the Internet service was restored
(presumably by their ISP).
I understand that other airlines have had similar experiences recently.
My question... how exactly is Internet service so intertwined with
flight operations that service can function only if the Internet is
operational?
(And I guess the Liberation angle... if this is now pervasive for all
airlines what is the hackable element of all this and where are the
points of vulnerability etc.etc.?
M
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