• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Probably not for the reason you think.

      Like, it wouldn’t be patched into anything official

      But it means Musk knew where that ship was 24/7, and I’m pretty sure that’s why Ukraine’s military stopped using it. Musk tipped off Putin to troop movements.

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          3 months ago

          What?

          Surface ships are in constant communication with stuff…

          You can’t just find a signal in the middle of the ocean. Musk can find a starlink signal tho, because he can see what Starlink connects to and it’s gps location.

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            3 months ago

            Yeah but if they go on mission and “go dark” then you still have this starlink thing that may or may not be disabled by the person smuggling it on board. It may also be connected to official things if the owner has bad intentions, or if someone else who does finds it and co-opts it.

            There is a lot that could go wrong with unauthorized radio transmission equipment on a warship, and not all of it is obvious.