Every time you visit a web page or send an email, data is being sent and received through an intricate cable system that ... of thousands of miles of fiber optic cables constantly transmitting ...

Some 870,000 miles of cable connect individuals ... France and Spain. The map also puts into perspective just how fragile the interconnected world is and how concerning fears of sabotage are.

When Meta announced its plans for a vast new fiber optic network covering 50,000 kilometers and linking five continents last month, the company’s selling point was cutting-edge undersea cable tech.