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by eimrine 982 days ago
Why do you think it is going to be more private than 3G? SpaceX can observe your connections, Starlink is hard to pay with cash, it still needs a precise info about your location.
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I don't have an answer. I feel stupid for it. I thought I had all the answers but I didn't think this through. I thought getting rid of cell tower triangulation you can achieve privacy but you'd still need to connect to a satellite with a unique network identifier.
I appreciate your honesty and self awareness.
ok, so spacex knows where you are, who you are, etc, but not what you are doing. traffic is fully encrypted, so they dont know if its a phone call, text message or web page your hitting... add in Tor or something like that and things are a little more private... yes, the knowing where you are and who you are is iffy, but at least the end data is encrypted...
I still do not get an idea about why Starlink has more privacy than 3G.
I remember reading stuff that 3g can be hacked and easier than https can…