[insane_dreamer]

or they could replace it with Starlink (no conflict of interest, obviously), which can be used for global positioning

[simondotau]

Galileo already exists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)

[insane_dreamer]

sure, but the US isn't going to switch to a network run by the ESA

my point was regarding privitization of public goods (like GPS)