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The terminal knows where it is at all times.
by phpnode 7mo ago
The terminal knows where it is at all times.
- hparadiz 7mo agoI think what's actually funnier is that the satellite shooting the laser has to know where the terminal is with pin point accuracy too. So it's pretty easy to cut off targeting to a vast chunk of the planet.
- ch4s3 7mo agoYes but the problem is that the battle lines are fluid and the drones are obviously aiming for the Ukrainian side.
- wmf 7mo agoI know this is a meme but for those at home the whole point of a war is to cross over the front line into the opponent's territory and capture it. If your comms are disabled when you cross the front you can't really fight. So "just disable Starlink within Russian territory" does not solve anything.
- phpnode 7mo agoYou can have a hybrid approach - deny access in that area by default but have a secure way to whitelist specific terminals for short periods (mission duration)
- lostlogin 7mo agoSo Starlink ‘Offence’ could be an upsell on a basic ‘Defence’ plan.
- ftth_finland 7mo agoSimple solutions: block all Starlink terminals that aren’t whitelisted upon entering Russian territory or Ukrainian conflict zones. This will prevent Russians importing Starlink terminals and then deploying them in Ukraine. Work with Ukrainians to whitelist all their terminals.
- MarkusQ 7mo agoWhich is exactly what they are doing. https://unn.ua/en/news/ukraine-launches-starlink-whitelist-in-response-to-russian-use-of-terminals-how-it-will-work https://unn.ua/en/news/ukraine-launches-starlink-whitelist-i...
- ftth_finland 7mo agoIt’s missing the part that any non-whitelisted Starlink terminal entering Russian territory should automatically be blocked. This would deny all Russians the use of Starlink.
- MarkusQ 7mo agoThe issue isn't Russians using Starlink inside Russia (they have other option, e.g. wired system, etc. there); the issue was their using it for drones and other combat operations inside Ukraine (including Ukrainian territory presently held by Russia).
- ftth_finland 6mo agoThe point is that in order for Russians to use Starlink in combat operations in Ukraine, they first have to import them to Russia. All non-whitelisted Starlink terminals entering Russia should be immediately bricked to prevent this. It's an important part for denying Russians the use of Starlink.
- justsomehnguy 7mo agoIt's beyond sickening what none of you even bother with the idea what a civilian service should not be used by the military, especially in the zone of the conflict - by any side.
- mort96 7mo agoThe Starlink terminal can't know based on only its position which side it's being used by. Equipment is often used in enemy territory.
- victorbjorklund 7mo agoThat is a tiny minority of the use. The vast majority of Russian use has been on Russian controlled land.
- mort96 7mo agoSure. But if you geoblock all use on Russian controlled land, you're also blocking Ukrainian use on Russian controlled land. I have no idea if that would cause issues or not, but it's not that far fetched to imagine it might.
- morkalork 7mo agoIt knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't
- zoklet-enjoyer 7mo agoI understand this reference
- WalterBright 7mo agoThat all depends on what the meaning of is is.
- salawat 7mo agoIt knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. This makes it a very, very dirty terminal.