The underwater internet
Jun 27
As far as world maps of information goes, this infographic from the Guardian is beautiful: The internet’s undersea world. The story it came from highlights how sensitive the worlds information infrastructure is: On February 1, 2008, one single ship was able to cut 75% of Asia’s internet capacity with one foolish anchoring in the wrong place outside Alexandria, Egypt.
It’s old news, though. But the map is a great tool to see where information flows between the continents. And I see now why the net is so slow here down under..
Source: Security Buddha
