Clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

mlmonkey•about 2 hours ago

Maybe we need to start a GoFundMe to sponsor some of these Starlink terminals.... ?

rblatz•about 2 hours ago

It’s the death penalty for anyone caught with one.

adiabatichottub•about 2 hours ago

I learned from a BSides presentation that Ukranian military are using Starlink trancievers placed in pits to beat ground-based signal detection. Do with that what you will.

tantalor•about 1 hour ago

Wouldn't they be easily detected from airborne drones?

XorNot•36 minutes ago

No, because the collimating effect on the beam would still require you to have line of sight to the emitter, and if a drone is able to get that close without being intercepted then something else has already gone wrong.

But this is also an example of weird absolutist thinking about military tactics: is it unbeatable? No. Does it complicate the surveillance and detection picture? Yes.

bhouston•about 3 hours ago

I suspect the Internet blackout in Iran is not actually related to its citizens - it isn't about silencing its citizens.

It is to prevent hacking and tracking by US and Israel of what is going on over there, it is defensive since it has been shown that Iran's connected infrastructure is thoroughly compromised.

burnrate•about 3 hours ago

It’s 100% to prevent citizens from becoming organized. The regime is most fearful of this.

bigyabai•about 3 hours ago

There's multiple motives, not just counter-organization. A media blackout prevents OSINT damage analysis, much like how the IDF and CENTCOM both censor reporting of attacks on their in-theater installations.

sysguest•about 3 hours ago

this

well... so obvious

recroad•about 2 hours ago

What an ignorant take.

tjwebbnorfolk•about 2 hours ago

The internet is only off for those who don't have a special sim card, i.e. those who aren't associated with the IRGC.

ShabbyDoo•about 2 hours ago

Is Iran's domestic internet still fully operational (sans access to/from the outside world)? If so, I wouldn't think the cut-off would help much security-wise because a single Starlink terminal would allow the US/Israel domestic access.

stingraycharles•about 3 hours ago

How do people communicate now? And why wouldn’t that be compromised?

rayiner•about 2 hours ago

Except that Iran has been doing it since 2019: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iran

Clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

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