USA's #Maxar isn't just cutting off classified satellite imagery to #Ukraine, but commercial unclassified services. How long until Starlink follows?
I'm not sure if the White House has thought thru the signal this is sending the world:
If you use American tech, cloud or telecoms, it can be turned off on a whim *while you're being invaded & bombed* to strongarm your country to sign a deal you don't want.
Imagine how many govts are currently frantically trying to migrate away from US services.
@nicol
Right. And…Signal?
A non-US Signal replacement is urgently needed. Are there any?
@tomtom
Are you asking whether traditional SMS could be an alternative to Signal? If so, the answer is absolutely not. SMS is wide open, no encryption at all.
@djembro then threema. It's swiss based and totally encrypted. It's not free but less than $5 once is affordable for most
@tomtom
Thanks, I’ll check it out