"This year, the internet cleaning process will take place from 12:01 a.m. PST until 02:00 a.m. GMT
tonight (the time least likely to interfere with ongoing work). During that 2-hour period, five powerful Internet search engines situated around the world will search the Internet and delete any old data that they find.
In order to protect your valuable data from deletion we ask that you do the following:
1. Disconnect all terminals and local area networks from their Internet connections.
2. Shut down all Internet servers, or disconnect them from the Internet.
3. Disconnect all disks and hard drives from any connections to the Internet.
4. Refrain from connecting any computer to the Internet in any way.
We understand the inconvenience that this may cause some Internet users, and we apologize. However, we are certain that any inconveniences will be more than made up for by the increased speed and efficiency of the Internet, once it has been cleared of electronic flotsam and jetsam.
