Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry
by Nux on Thursday May 30, 2024 @03:50AM
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They come with the high cost of potentially killing the local industry and after a while all you'll end up with is a bunch of cheap network connected Chinese cars, possibly backdoored by CCC, with no ability to build or maintain your own.
Then you're at China's mercy, it's not always about money.
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Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry
by silon42 on Thursday May 30, 2024 @07:30AM
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It should be law in EU/US and other countries that all imported "smart"/connected firmware must be replaceable by local variants (this includes iPhone, 5G networks, routers, etc)
Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry
by rightbyte on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:38AM
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Sounds like a FOSS issue. The 'trust me bro' solution by using domestic cars that are know to spy on us is hardly any good.
Like, mandate any radio receiver in a car is air gaped from the cars operation.
These connected cars are really bad from a safety perspective.
And soon they will have brake and steer by wire to cut costs too ...
Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry
by protomolecule on Thursday May 30, 2024 @07:42AM
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Why is that a problem? Just be a good member of global community.
That's a fantasy.
China is already propping up Russia and has a war agenda of its own in Asia (Taiwan).
Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry
by protomolecule on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:39AM
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Why shouldn't China keep trading with Russia?
Taiwan is populated by Chinese who got split off as the result of civil war. Republic of China aka Taiwan still hasn't renounced its claim on the whole China and neither has the People's Republic Of China.