• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      11 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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        11 months ago

        The reason I think is because any unofficial and potentially unsecured communications access point seems like a vulnerability. If some moron posts a picture using that unofficial access point I’d be worried it could be traced to the ship’s location.

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          11 months ago

          No it just wouldn’t.

          Like, are you imagining a modern US warship doesn’t have internet 24/7?

          This was for porn and maybe streaming services and social media, but mostly porn.

          It wasn’t for any official use, because they have that covered.

          You’re acting like surface ships are submarines…

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            Like, are you imagining a modern US warship doesn’t have internet 24/7?

            last I checked, no, they don’t. they had shitty service while in port, and not much else.

            https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/12/29/new-in-2024-better-wi-fi-for-sailors/

            fuck mate they only recently started giving their people access ON SHORE.

            https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-01-25/navy-free-wi-fi-pilot-program-12796438.html

            so no, I don’t think for the average sailor a US warship provides internet access 24/7

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              11 months ago

              That article is about wifi for personal use…

              And the second one is about it being free and you’re acting like they didn’t have Internet before then?

              so no, I don’t think for the average sailor a US warship provides internet access 24/7

              Yeah man, you have zero idea what people are talking about about.

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                11 months ago

                That article is about wifi for personal use…

                do you think the starlink terminal in the OP article was for military use?? bwahahaha

                Yeah man, you have zero idea what people are talking about about.

                ok buddy, have a nice life.

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                  11 months ago

                  I said:

                  This was for porn and maybe streaming services and social media, but mostly porn.

                  And on your second reply you said:

                  do you think the starlink terminal in the OP article was for military use?? bwahahaha

                  I stand by my original assessment after your first comment:

                  Yeah man, you have zero idea what people are talking about

                  Because you literally don’t understand the conversation

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                    11 months ago

                    The article I read explicitly says they don’t have Internet access while at sea.

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                    11 months ago

                    spin it however you like, this statement:

                    Like, are you imagining a modern US warship doesn’t have internet 24/7?

                    is not correct. gonna block you now, you’re a waste of time.

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            Whether they have wifi on ship or not isn’t the issue. Sometimes, when a ship goes into an operation, they will turn off all signals except passive or directed signals so that they can’t easily be detected. Having a communications signal that isn’t under the control of the ship’s officers is a huge security risk during operations.

            Someone is going to be court martialed over this.

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      11 months ago

      I feel like every military is full of technological babies acting out security theatre with each other while everything is totally hacked.