White House officials said the installation was an effort to increase internet availability at the complex. They said that some areas of the property could not get cell service and that the existing Wi-Fi infrastructure was overtaxed.

  • @[email protected]
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    1101 month ago

    If you live in the DC area, absolutely do NOT sign up for this service.

    100% chance that the government, as well as musks companies would be monitoring you directly 24/7.

    • @[email protected]
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      291 month ago

      I wholeheartedly agree.

      However, it’s hard to say that AT&T, Comcast, Cox and the like aren’t all doing the same thing.

      • @[email protected]
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        231 month ago

        The way I see stuff like this is that you don’t have to hand over your information on a silver platter directly to the agents.

        Like when a trainload of east germans was allowed to migrate to the west through a separate country, they just had to hand their passports to the Stasi before being let go.

        When the Stasi agents came to the train to collect the passports the east germans just threw them on the floor instead of handing them over, that is kinda how this should be viewed.

      • ggppjj
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        91 month ago

        I’m gonna teach you a lesson on improv: “yes, and”.

        • @[email protected]
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          1 month ago

          … we should further have a system with carrier pidgeons carrying USB Flash disks for ultra slow but highly private Internet access.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 month ago

            Didn’t they used to do this in Cuba, to distribute digital media without having good internet access?

    • @[email protected]
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      111 month ago

      Well now the Chinese and Russians just need to get a way into Shartlink and they can also monitor you and your government.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 month ago

      I recently bought a van and am planning on road tripping while working. I had assumed that I would get starlink so I could work pretty much anywhere.

      That is dead and I guess I’ll have to make sure I’m within range of a cell tower on working days.