Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity?

Posted by mondayp on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:53PM
from the ask-hn dept.

high res cameras, advanced remote sensing, phased array antennas, lasers, etc,

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Re:Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity? by vaadu on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:41PM (#37592309)

Would the question be asked if the company were not Musk owned?

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Re:Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity? by LinuxBender on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:05PM (#37592057)

high res cameras, advanced remote sensing, phased array antennas, lasers, etc,

Can you link to the specs that show cameras? There are already a plethora of spy satellites, commercial planes with cameras and soon to be delivery drones. I am aware of the communication lasers but do not see a threat with that. Advanced remote sensing of what?

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Re:Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity? by fragmede on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:26PM (#37592215)

Flagged. 11 words, one of them being "etc", does not make for a good Ask.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity? by bdangubic on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:03PM (#37592048)

my 10-year old daughter also has all of that too...

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Re:Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity? by bombcar on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:20PM (#37592178)

I agree that bdangubic's daughter is a threat to Humanity.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Starlink a Threat to Humanity? by smoldesu on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:02PM (#37592039)

Doesn't sound too different from what the government has.

What's the hard sell for Starlink being bad? I've got a dishy, and besides the poor NAT traversal I haven't noticed any imminent threats to my wellbeing.

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