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U.S. Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals into Iran After Protest Crackdown
- fortran77 9mo agoGift link: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-smuggled-thousands-of-starlink-terminals-into-iran-after-protest-crackdown-69a8c74f?st=GfuGun&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-smuggled-thousands...
- DivingForGold 9mo agoBrings to mind: could these terminals be captured by the Iranian authorities and used to benefit the Iranian military in the event of war, much like Russia was/is doing with bootleg starlink terminals ?
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoStarlink could disable/blacklist the terminals remotely, assuming the have knowledge if they're no longer in the hands of friendly actors. Could they be used in rouge fashion until that is known? Certainly. Each terminal reports its position, so geolocation and geofencing are potential signal in this decisioning.