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SpaceX sent Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine. They could paint a 'giant target' on users' backs, experts say

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  • Mar 3, 2022
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Nicholas Weaver
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the company's satellite-based internet service — to Ukraine this week, responding to a p... Show More

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the company's satellite-based internet service — to Ukraine this week, responding to a plea from the country's vice prime minister amid fears that Ukrainians could lose internet access if Russia continues its attacks on communication infrastructure.

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Zeynep Tufekci @zeynep · Mar 3, 2022
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Good article on dangers of satellite-based communications (phones, starlink, etc). in war zones—especially against a country known to deliberately kill journalists—citizen, freelance or mainstream. Again, not the kind of stuff to wing.
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