U.S. lawmakers are calling on Elon Musk to make SpaceX’s Starshield military-specific satellite communications network available to American defense forces in Taiwan after years of refusing to do b…::Musk was told that withholding Starlink satellite internet service in Taiwan could put SpaceX in breach of its “contractual obligations with the U.S. government.”

  • BugKilla
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    6610 months ago

    In what fucking universe is putting secure military communications under the control of a private entity a good idea?

    • @[email protected]
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      4010 months ago

      I mean it’s not like putting healthcare or education or other basic social services under private ownership is a good idea either, but that’s where the US seems to be headed.

      Imagine in 20 years, the Hobby Lobby Carrier Battle Group will no longer sound absurd.

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      1110 months ago

      Particularly the private entity that runs twitter.

    • gandarf
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      410 months ago

      An age old practice. War is most profitable for private organizations.

    • Joe
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      110 months ago

      It’s fine that it came from a private company, but the contracts with the Government must be solid, and the national security obligations 100% clear.

  • @[email protected]
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    1610 months ago

    society would be much greater if the l4sbot didn’t just repeat the post title in the description including the sudden cut off

  • @NeoNachtwaechter
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    010 months ago

    Well, it’s not exactly obvious that the american national security happens in Taiwan now :)