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With the proliferation of cheap consumer grade satellite communications devices, I imagine this sort of thing is going to become a bigger issue for the military

With the proliferation of cheap consumer grade satellite communications devices, I imagine this sort of thing is going to become a bigger issue for the military. Apple recently enabled sending non-emergency messages via satellite[0], it's reasonably easy to detect a big starlink terminal, but it's harder to police people using their iPhones to communicate over unauthorized channels while deployed. [0]: https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2024/06/11/apple-expands-satellite-messaging-capabilities-with-ios-18/ https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2024/06/11/apple...

MBCook 2y ago
While iPhones (will be able to) do that, you have to point them at the satellite. So if anyone is around to watch it might look kind of suspicious. This all reminds me of when users of when users of Strava were accidentally mapping out military bases for anyone who wanted to see. https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-fitness-trackers-privacy/ https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-f...