Tony Bark@pawb.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’?www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’?www.theverge.comTony Bark@pawb.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoIt’s a good backup internet service to avoid BIFF. But it reads like they are piping in internet from a datacenter, so just using starlink as an ISP. Why? $$$. I bet the whitehouse spends a lot on internet. Also, it’s probably really easy to perform traffic inspection using starlink vs an established, regulated ISP.
It’s a good backup internet service to avoid BIFF. But it reads like they are piping in internet from a datacenter, so just using starlink as an ISP.
Why? $$$. I bet the whitehouse spends a lot on internet.
Also, it’s probably really easy to perform traffic inspection using starlink vs an established, regulated ISP.