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0 pointsmrep7y ago0 comments

Yes, they can do that [0].

However, the easier option is to just scan for the right EM waves on the ground and go after the people using the illegal network.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...

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stcredzero7y ago

Yes, they can do that [0].

But it's a crappy enough move, it's not certain they would.

However, the easier option is to just scan for the right EM waves on the ground and go after the people using the illegal network.

So someone just has to figure out a way to hide the uplink.

greedo7y ago

"not certain they would."

This is a country that has the GF. One that routinely oppresses its citizens. One that gives its citizens a social rating that can prevent them from traveling etc etc. If there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that the CCP will find a way of stopping access to this. If it takes hacking into SpaceX, shooting down 12K satellites, etc, it will. Maintaining power is what the CCP does.

"hide the uplink"

Kind of hard to hide EM transmitters that aren't going to be designed for special ops teams...

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