StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYou can literally just see where any ship in the world issh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1525arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1519arrow-down1imageYou can literally just see where any ship in the world issh.itjust.worksStarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square75linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIs there any concern that pirates will use this tool to find targets?
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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.
minus-squarezpiritual@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months 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.
Is there any concern that pirates will use this tool to find targets?
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.
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.