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Others have stated their objections to your comment, but... my belief is that once StarLink becomes operational, the American Gov. will have oversight & control
by kevas 7y ago
Others have stated their objections to your comment, but... my belief is that once StarLink becomes operational, the American Gov. will have oversight & control of it, just like our current ISPs.
- JohnFen 7y agoI believe that the only way the US could legally do that is by exerting control over up/downlink stations that are in US jurisdiction. I'm assuming that things like Starlink will have up and downlink stations in places outside of the US as well as inside. Extralegally, though? All bets are off.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoSpaceX is a US corporation, therefore US jurisdiction.
- input_sh 7y agoYou're making an assumption that Starlink will fight a nudge by the US government instead of quietly complying.
- JohnFen 7y agoI'm not, really. That's why I added my "all bets are off" comment.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoI can't see every other nation being too happy about US-controlled global Internet service. They will demand some degree of control over their territories. I can see the space law getting some updates sometime soon.