β² 1165 βΌ Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Wilshire@lemm.ee to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz 240 comments fedilink hide all child comments Original source: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html
[+] 30mag@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Elon owns the Network Operations Center for Starlink. I can only imagine the type of data/intelligence he has access to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] 30mag@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to know what the message is about when you know where it comes from and where it's going. A lot of security breaches come from that king of knowledge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Ew0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago Aka metadata. permalink fedilink source parent [β] OldPain@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Indeed, and then they decrypt it if you're a Ukranian boat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Fraeco@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's not that easy as just checking a box that says "enable decryption". Not saying they can't decrypt traffic, but it's not trivial if you don't have the private keys. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Turun@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Only metadata, but that is enough. Who sends how much data from where to where. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Turun@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago They don't provide the encryption though. Star-Link just provides an Ethernet cable, the same way your modem/router/whatever at home does. permalink fedilink source parent [+] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Elon owns the Network Operations Center for Starlink. I can only imagine the type of data/intelligence he has access to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] 30mag@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to know what the message is about when you know where it comes from and where it's going. A lot of security breaches come from that king of knowledge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Ew0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago Aka metadata. permalink fedilink source parent [β] OldPain@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Indeed, and then they decrypt it if you're a Ukranian boat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Fraeco@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's not that easy as just checking a box that says "enable decryption". Not saying they can't decrypt traffic, but it's not trivial if you don't have the private keys. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Turun@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Only metadata, but that is enough. Who sends how much data from where to where. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Turun@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago They don't provide the encryption though. Star-Link just provides an Ethernet cable, the same way your modem/router/whatever at home does. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] 30mag@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to know what the message is about when you know where it comes from and where it's going. A lot of security breaches come from that king of knowledge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Ew0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago Aka metadata. permalink fedilink source parent [β] OldPain@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Indeed, and then they decrypt it if you're a Ukranian boat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Fraeco@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's not that easy as just checking a box that says "enable decryption". Not saying they can't decrypt traffic, but it's not trivial if you don't have the private keys. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to know what the message is about when you know where it comes from and where it's going. A lot of security breaches come from that king of knowledge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Ew0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago Aka metadata. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] OldPain@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Indeed, and then they decrypt it if you're a Ukranian boat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Fraeco@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's not that easy as just checking a box that says "enable decryption". Not saying they can't decrypt traffic, but it's not trivial if you don't have the private keys. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Fraeco@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's not that easy as just checking a box that says "enable decryption". Not saying they can't decrypt traffic, but it's not trivial if you don't have the private keys. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Turun@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Only metadata, but that is enough. Who sends how much data from where to where. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Turun@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago They don't provide the encryption though. Star-Link just provides an Ethernet cable, the same way your modem/router/whatever at home does. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Turun@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago They don't provide the encryption though. Star-Link just provides an Ethernet cable, the same way your modem/router/whatever at home does. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Turun@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago They don't provide the encryption though. Star-Link just provides an Ethernet cable, the same way your modem/router/whatever at home does. permalink fedilink source parent