submitted 8 months ago by UnexploredEnigma@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My mom got me the spot gen 4 for Christmas. Im out in the middle of nowhere a lot of the time and am interested in having it for emergencies or communicating when I have no signal however I am not a fan of being tracked on the go. Is there anything to be concerned of with these type of products? Id say yes but I cant find anything online.

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[-] MartianSands@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 months ago

The satellite uplinks these devices use is very bandwidth limited, and quite expensive. I can assure you that it's not routinely sending anything without telling you.

Source: worked in satellite comms

this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2023

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