Starlink internet terminals used by Russian troops in Ukraine have been deactivated, Kyiv said on Thursday, dealing what one official said was a big battlefield setback for Moscow that had disrupted assault operations. Russian forces ​have made unauthorised use of thousands of satellite-based Starlink internet connections for secure communications after the invasion of Ukraine in ‍2022, Kyiv says. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
#Ukraine #Russia #Starlink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZVthQux14

Starlink internet terminals used by Russian troops in Ukraine have been deactivated, Kyiv said on Thursday, dealing what one official said was a big battlefield setback for Moscow that had disrupted assault operations. Russian forces ​have made unauthorised use of thousands of satellite-based Starlink internet connections for secure communications after the invasion of Ukraine in ‍2022, Kyiv says. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
#Ukraine #Russia #Starlink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZVthQux14

@sundogplanets I think the US government is trying to "flood the zone" to practically prevent other nations from launching their systems. the sooner they do it, the harder it is for anybody else to escape US satellite services (civil & military). an example of these attempts, The FT last week revealed the company [ #Rheinmetall from #Germany] was also in talks over a joint bid to build an equivalent to #ElonMusk #Starlink internet service for the German military. https://archive.is/MwjXQ#selection-1577.20-1577.33

Starlink now allows customer data to train AI models unless users opt out

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/musks-starlink-updates-privacy-policy-allow-consumer-data-train-ai-2026-01-30/

#Starlink #privacy #surveillance #AI #technology #enshittification

Starlink now allows customer data to train AI models unless users opt out

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/musks-starlink-updates-privacy-policy-allow-consumer-data-train-ai-2026-01-30/

#Starlink #privacy #surveillance #AI #technology #enshittification

A #SpaceX proposal to put up to a million #satellites in orbit to process #AI data takes the controversies over its #Starlink network and ramps them up by two orders of magnitude. The plan would seem to trump other companies' aspirations to create orbital #datacenter constellations. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/spacex-fcc-million-data-center-satellites/ #Space #Tech #FCC

#privacy #AI #Starlink

'The policy includes new details stating that unless a user opts out, Starlink data may be used “to train our machine learning or artificial intelligence ⁠models” and could be shared with ‌the company’s service providers and “third-party collaborators,” without providing further details.'

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-starlink-updates-privacy-policy-230853500.html

#privacy #AI #Starlink

'The policy includes new details stating that unless a user opts out, Starlink data may be used “to train our machine learning or artificial intelligence ⁠models” and could be shared with ‌the company’s service providers and “third-party collaborators,” without providing further details.'

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-starlink-updates-privacy-policy-230853500.html

Russia has yet to deny responsibility for a drone strike on a Ukrainian passenger train, killing at least five people, and prompting accusations of terrorism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia’s strikes may be becoming more accurate because of Starlink satellite systems. Read more from @CBSNews
https://flip.it/oAcbEF
#Russia #Ukraine #Drone #Train #Terrorism #Starlink #Zelenskyy

Russia has yet to deny responsibility for a drone strike on a Ukrainian passenger train, killing at least five people, and prompting accusations of terrorism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia’s strikes may be becoming more accurate because of Starlink satellite systems. Read more from @CBSNews
https://flip.it/oAcbEF
#Russia #Ukraine #Drone #Train #Terrorism #Starlink #Zelenskyy

Sikorski asking Musk to stop let Russians use Starlink for their drones attacking cities.
#USA #Musk #Starlink #Drones #Poland #Sikorski #Ukraine

With all this hype about Starlink in South Africa, TechCentral asks, "What's so special about Starlink?", "Will it *really* be affordable?", and "How big is the potential market exactly?"

https://techcentral.co.za/starlink-hype-vs-reality-in-south-africa/276730/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

Spoiler alert: if you compare it with the prices in our neighbouring countries, you'll see that it's targetted at LSM7-10, meaning actually a very small percentage of South Africans would be able to afford their entry level service. And most of them wouldn't need it anyway because they already have established Internet connections via FTTH or fixed-wireless.

The market for Starlink in South Africa is actually very small.

#Starlink #SouthAfrica

With all this hype about Starlink in South Africa, TechCentral asks, "What's so special about Starlink?", "Will it *really* be affordable?", and "How big is the potential market exactly?"

https://techcentral.co.za/starlink-hype-vs-reality-in-south-africa/276730/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica

Spoiler alert: if you compare it with the prices in our neighbouring countries, you'll see that it's targetted at LSM7-10, meaning actually a very small percentage of South Africans would be able to afford their entry level service. And most of them wouldn't need it anyway because they already have established Internet connections via FTTH or fixed-wireless.

The market for Starlink in South Africa is actually very small.

#Starlink #SouthAfrica

PSA: #Starlink Now Uses Customers' Personal Data for #AI Training

https://www.extremetech.com/internet/psa-starlink-now-uses-customers-personal-data-for-ai-training

#privacy #internet #ISP