There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO satellites [pdf]

Re:There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO sa... by fennec-posix on Monday October 13, 2025 @11:34PM (#45575992)

Yeah that's correct. The study was conducted in San Diego which falls under the satellite beam footprint required for services in Mexico.

If you were in say, Alice Springs in Australia (wink wink) for example, you'd be able to see traffic for Indonesia, Philippines, most of South East Asia, and perhaps parts of China, South Korea and Japan if the beams are right.

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Re:There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO sa... by dylan604 on Monday October 13, 2025 @11:47PM (#45576065)

> wink wink

location location location is an apt phrase for more than just real estate

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Re:There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO sa... by bediger4000 on Monday October 13, 2025 @11:53PM (#45576098)

I'm not so good at hints. Are you gesturing at the NSA facility at Pine Gap?

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Re:There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO sa... by mike_d on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @03:04AM (#45577058)

Yes they are trying to be cheeky, but missing the mark.

Pine Gap is a large facility for collecting data coming down from our own satellites.

Foreign satellite collection in Australia happens at two other facilities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal_Bay_Receiving_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Defence_Satellite_C...

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Re:There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO sa... by N19PEDL2 on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @02:14AM (#45576811)

And if you were in Harrogate, UK (more winks), you’d be in the footprint of satellites servicing Europe.

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Re:There are sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO sa... by dboreham on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:26AM (#45579213)

You'd have a long walk to get to Menwith Hill.

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