Some interesting data on Starlink searches on the Starlink system from #Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/Sprinter99880/status/1581689201208152064?s=20&t=TFe5OuZoRDveIXB64_ux8A
@marathon0 I call bullshit. Every request to search engines is encrypted, in most cases using TLSv1.3. There's no fucking way Elon knows anything about what #Starlink users are searching for.
I don't think we have a clue what his infrastructure is and if it is an endpoint or not. Sure he does do bluster often, but this totally beleivable since the secret services of NATO are involved in this Ukraine business that there is snooping.
Anyway it'll be interesting what other technofiles say about this. I'm no expert in networking.
@marathon0 technically, it's close to impossible for him to be an endpoint, unless the search providers conspire with Starlink which I believe to be rather unlikely, given Elon's fragile ego and habit of not being able to keep things to himself.
@eliasp Actually don't let the bluster fool you, it's his armour. He works closely with the Pentagon and DARPA. So he's clued in and somebody obviously wants this information disseminated. Personally I beleive this is the US starting the process of disengagement from Ukraine. We'll have to see. (Putting my popcorn in the microwave now) lol
@marathon0 but Starlink is the ISP and does not terminate the users' TLS connections. If they were trying to, clients would "know" and warn the users.
Only the actual receiving side (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, ...) can really analyze those search queries.