News

How To Stop Cheats? Shut Down The Internet!

When it comes to the internet, the idea is that no single point failing can ever stop it with node after node picking up the slack from a single point failing. So how do you stop people cheating using the internet? Iraq seems to have found the answer, you shut down the internet.

The shutdown is being reported by data research group DYN research. The company specialises in tracking outages on the world wide web and found that for three hours on Saturday, Sunday and even Monday, Iraq almost completely lost its connection to the internet.

While the three hours between 5am and 8am may seem strange, it follows a pattern that was carried out last year after the Iraqi government ordered the internet shut off to help prevent cheating in the final exams for sixth-grade students.

Posting the findings on their twitter page, the theory seems to fit as internet provider Earthlink posted on facebook saying that “as instructed by the ministry of communication” they were going to cut off internet access between the hours of 5 and 8 am to coincide with the timing of exams in the country.

While it’s not the first country to shut down internet access during exams, with countries like Uzbekistan and the Indian state of Gujarat shutting down internet access to prevent cheating, is shutting down access to the internet a step too far to stop you googling your answers?

Gareth Andrews

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Corsair Introduces K70 Pro TKL Keyboard With Rapid Trigger

Corsair has just launched a new keyboard aimed at serious gamers, the K70 PRO TKL.…

16 hours ago

Panasonic TB-40S45AEY, S45 Series 40 inch Full HD LED Smart TV

FULL HD PICTURE PERFORMANCE: Elevate your viewing with this LED TV's High Definition resolution and…

17 hours ago

Panasonic TV-40S55AEY, S55 Series 40 inch Full HD LED Smart TV

HD COLOUR ENGINE: Experience vibrant visuals with this LED TV's HD Colour Engine processing chip,…

17 hours ago

suptek 2 Floating Shelf Wall bracket 

Compatibility - The wall mount shelf is compatible with wood and concrete walls. The adjustable…

17 hours ago

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

GenreScience FictionFormatDVD-VideoContributorMckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Finn WolfhardLanguageEnglishRuntime1 hour and 55 minutes…

17 hours ago

Hisense 55 Inch 144Hz Mini-LED Smart TV

Picture Quality: 240 Mini-LED PRO Local Dimming Zones | Quantum Dot Technology | 144 Hz…

17 hours ago