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		aPoCoMiLogin on Feb 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starlink's laser system is beaming 42 petabytes of... so you are asking if the traffic is additionally encrypted? i don't think that additional encryption is needed, like your ISP doesn't additionally encrypt your TLS encrypted traffic, that would be waste of resources

hn8305823 on Feb 1, 2024 | [–]

Metadata (src/dest ip/port) can be of high value, especially for cross-border traffic.

robertlagrant on Feb 1, 2024 | | [–]

You mean in between two satellites?

phh on Feb 1, 2024 | | [–]

Except wifi is encrypted

FL410 on Feb 1, 2024 | [–]

Starlink does encrypt user traffic

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