• pdxfed@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Meanwhile the airlines rolling out “free Starlink WiFi” without so much as an asterix about who provides and controls the bits you’re sending through it.

    Imagine how much data musk will be able to glean getting free access to travelers internet habits and probably a lot more.

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      4 months ago

      If they’re offering “free Starlink WiFi” they are telling you who is offering it. If they are offering “free inflight WiFi” they are hiding it

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        4 months ago

        Unfortunately there’s still plenty of unencrypted traffic from normal usage (e.g. DoH is still fairly rare).