115 sats \ 0 replies \ @anonporridge 26 Aug 2022
Starlink is a centralized internet provider just like all the others.
It's nice to have multiple options, backups, and redundancies, but don't be lulled into thinking that you can hook up to Starlink and trust that you'll never get surveilled, censored, or booted.
Musk in particular is absolutely willing to play ball federal authorities and would without question provide backdoor access to at least allow surveillance.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @HackerLimbo 27 Aug 2022
Nitter link:
https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1562956451538014209
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @tech5 26 Aug 2022
Could this end the need for satellite phones?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anonporridge 27 Aug 2022
This means that every phone could soon be a satellite phone.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zman 26 Aug 2022
it absolutely makes no sense, other than providing backbone for the cell towers themselves, there's no f'in way mobile phones are directly receiving that signal.
So he could replace microwave backbone with his satellites which would be pretty cool for rural areas.
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