StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoYou can literally just see where any ship in the world issh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1515arrow-down1external-linkYou can literally just see where any ship in the world issh.itjust.worksStarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square77fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoIs there any concern that pirates will use this tool to find targets?
minus-squareSkull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoIt only works for ships that are in range of volunteer-run receivers. Plus it’s not like shipping routes are difficult to guess, you can see them from space if you plot air pollution.
minus-squareSchlemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoHaven’t been in space for a while now but I’ll check next time I’m around.
minus-squarezpiritual@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoAnyone can get a cheap ais receiver and plot the positions of ships around you quite easily so it doesn’t really make much of a difference.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoNot concern, certainty. You will see transponders annotated with stuff like armed security onboard all Chinese crew all Muslim crew with armed escort That is sending a message to pirates that they are not the right target, or not worth the fight.
Is there any concern that pirates will use this tool to find targets?
It only works for ships that are in range of volunteer-run receivers. Plus it’s not like shipping routes are difficult to guess, you can see them from space if you plot air pollution.
Haven’t been in space for a while now but I’ll check next time I’m around.
Anyone can get a cheap ais receiver and plot the positions of ships around you quite easily so it doesn’t really make much of a difference.
Not concern, certainty.
You will see transponders annotated with stuff like
That is sending a message to pirates that they are not the right target, or not worth the fight.