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I'm pretty sure NSA will want a backdoor in the system. If it can do what they say it can do, they are basically the new pipes of the Internet. It's too good fo
by nojvek 10y ago
I'm pretty sure NSA will want a backdoor in the system. If it can do what they say it can do, they are basically the new pipes of the Internet. It's too good for NSA and our current US govt to leave untouched.
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- jacobush 10y agoSay hello to ultra-fine real-time triangulation of your position. Of course privacy protected with the same care and zeal that protects your Tesla.
- viraptor 10y agoIt's not going to be better than GPS/GLONAS. If there is a specific location component in the ground stations, it will be known pretty soon. Otherwise, the location will be very weather dependent. If you have a phone with you, you're likely providing a better location to Google/Apple right now.
- jacobush 10y agoOf course. But they will be another cell phone like actor, only global.
- viraptor 10y agoFor plaintext communication, you should already assume someone's either listening, or will get recorded traffic in the future. Why do you think a specific backdoor in satellite traffic would change anything? The bandwidth there would also have physical constraints, more than a magic box at Telco, making full slurping harder.