Re:Ask HN: Could internet-only phone work?
by eimrine on Friday October 13, 2023 @08:36AM
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Why do you think it is going to be more private than 3G? SpaceX can observe your connections, Starlink is hard to pay with cash, it still needs a precise info about your location.
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Re:Ask HN: Could internet-only phone work?
by tiernano on Friday October 13, 2023 @09:16AM
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ok, so spacex knows where you are, who you are, etc, but not what you are doing. traffic is fully encrypted, so they dont know if its a phone call, text message or web page your hitting... add in Tor or something like that and things are a little more private... yes, the knowing where you are and who you are is iffy, but at least the end data is encrypted...
Re:Ask HN: Could internet-only phone work?
by eimrine on Friday October 13, 2023 @09:21AM
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I still do not get an idea about why Starlink has more privacy than 3G.
Re:Ask HN: Could internet-only phone work?
by tiernano on Sunday October 15, 2023 @06:09AM
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I remember reading stuff that 3g can be hacked and easier than https can…
Re:Ask HN: Could internet-only phone work?
by markjonsona989 on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:58AM
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I don't have an answer. I feel stupid for it. I thought I had all the answers but I didn't think this through. I thought getting rid of cell tower triangulation you can achieve privacy but you'd still need to connect to a satellite with a unique network identifier.