▲ 1692 ▼ Elon Musk ‘Secretly’ Used Starlink To Foil A Ukrainian Attack On Russian Naval Fleet Over Fear Of Nuclear War: Report (www.mediaite.com) submitted 3 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 465 comments fedilink hide all child comments What an utter piece of shit.
[–] 4am@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Would this not be espionage? Or would he have to have been acting under the direction of a state actor? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orclev@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Espionage would require providing confidential intel to a foreign power. As far as I'm aware he didn't share any intel, merely disabled the internet service he was providing within key areas. Even then, leaking Unkranian intel to Russia while arguably espionage against Ukraine would likely not qualify. He would need to provide confidential US material to Russia (or another foreign power) for it to be espionage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Questy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Espionage can also encompass acts of sabotage, there are ways this could qualify if it was American forces affected. It's also a glaring example of why many countries maintain state share in major defence companies. No idiot scrolling conspiracy theories on Twitter should be able to not only breach operational security, which he clearly was since he knew the operation was underway, but also sabotage it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee -3 points 3 years ago This was not sabotage, Ukraine was violating the terms of service of Starlink. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orclev@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Espionage would require providing confidential intel to a foreign power. As far as I'm aware he didn't share any intel, merely disabled the internet service he was providing within key areas. Even then, leaking Unkranian intel to Russia while arguably espionage against Ukraine would likely not qualify. He would need to provide confidential US material to Russia (or another foreign power) for it to be espionage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Questy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Espionage can also encompass acts of sabotage, there are ways this could qualify if it was American forces affected. It's also a glaring example of why many countries maintain state share in major defence companies. No idiot scrolling conspiracy theories on Twitter should be able to not only breach operational security, which he clearly was since he knew the operation was underway, but also sabotage it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee -3 points 3 years ago This was not sabotage, Ukraine was violating the terms of service of Starlink. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Questy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Espionage can also encompass acts of sabotage, there are ways this could qualify if it was American forces affected. It's also a glaring example of why many countries maintain state share in major defence companies. No idiot scrolling conspiracy theories on Twitter should be able to not only breach operational security, which he clearly was since he knew the operation was underway, but also sabotage it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee -3 points 3 years ago This was not sabotage, Ukraine was violating the terms of service of Starlink. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee -3 points 3 years ago This was not sabotage, Ukraine was violating the terms of service of Starlink. permalink fedilink source parent