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Undersea cables carry 99% of web traffic with no state protection
Original: Every day, trillions of dollars, oil and gas and 99% of the world's web traffic move through undersea pipelines that bea
Roughly 99% of global web traffic, along with trillions of dollars in transactions and much of the world's oil and gas supply, moves through undersea cables and pipelines that are not protected by any single state. Rising competition between superpowers and corporations for control of this critical infrastructure is drawing renewed attention to its vulnerability to sabotage and disruption.
Why now: Concerns over the security of undersea infrastructure are growing amid geopolitical tensions between major powers.
undersea cablesglobal internet infrastructureoil and gas pipelines
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- Every day, trillions of dollars, oil and gas and 99% of the world's web traffic move through undersea pipelines that bear no state's protection. With superpowers and corporations vying for control,… # lifestyle # geopolitics # technology https://www.… · Econopass@flipboard.com · 3
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