Two articles in each of two threads this week:

• If Strong Encryption is Outlawed...
• Allocations of IPv4 Internet Addresses Now Restricted; It's a Good Thing IPv6 is Finally Here

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Last week in DLTJ Thursday Threads I posted an entry about running out of IP addresses. Since I posted that, I've run across a couple of other stories and websites that bring a little more context to the consequences of last week's distribution of the last blocks of IP addresses …

This week of DLTJ Thursday Threads covers a wide range of topics. First, from a public policy perspective, is news that the U.S. Senate has a bill proposing the study of an internet "kill-switch" that some are speculating could behave like what happened in Egypt last week. Next, from …