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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by kevincox on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:43PM (#47429719)
Probably, because you are now associating your internet browsing with your personal information. (I don't know if they have the sophistication to actually do this, but it is very possible.)
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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by theultdev on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @03:15PM (#47430184)
The people concerned with that hypothetical can use a VPN.

At most they could see domains, ip addresses, timestamps, and http-only sites (are there any left?)

But the person sitting next to you can see everything.

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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by LoganDark on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @11:08PM (#47434415)
> But the person sitting next to you can see everything.

Privacy filters are a thing.

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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by theultdev on Thursday March 19, 2026 @02:42PM (#47443936)
you're literally an inch away from someone.

they are essentially looking head on at it.

that may work for business class, but not economy.

privacy filters aren't magic.

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