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I wouldn't want to be navigating critical transportation during a dispute between China and the United States with this track record (would you?): http://fortu

by rrggrr 8y ago

I wouldn't want to be navigating critical transportation during a dispute between China and the United States with this track record (would you?): http://fortune.com/2018/08/28/china-has-been-withholding-bird-flu-samples-for-a-year-heres-why-thousands-could-die/ http://fortune.com/2018/08/28/china-has-been-withholding-bir... https://www.wired.com/story/australias-ban-on-huawei-is-just-more-bad-news-for-china/ https://www.wired.com/story/australias-ban-on-huawei-is-just... https://nypost.com/2018/09/19/chinas-social-credit-system-is-a-real-life-black-mirror-nightmare/ https://nypost.com/2018/09/19/chinas-social-credit-system-is... http://fortune.com/2016/05/20/chinese-social-manipulation/ http://fortune.com/2016/05/20/chinese-social-manipulation/

z2 8y ago
It's precisely the fear of having navigation turned off that led to nations launching their own GPS alternatives. More satellites is better for critical transportation if one nation (be it China or US) wants to turn disable their system for civilians.