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The Sydney Morning Herald
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Meet Andy Linton: one of the few people holding a key to the internet

A modest, independent internet veteran of 30 years who once lived in Australia and now teaches IT network engineering at a New Zealand university is the bearer of one of only 14 keys holding the internet secure, writes Ben Grubb.

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