Comment by KennyBlanken
2 years ago
Because the government seems highly regressive and is almost certainly controlling and monitoring the one cable they've allowed?
2 years ago
Because the government seems highly regressive and is almost certainly controlling and monitoring the one cable they've allowed?
I’m curious where you get that impression. From their public communications, they seem to me like a pretty chill bunch. And from the size of the island, I’m not sure the advantage of snooping on the wires versus just gossiping around town. That’s assuming you could find and pay enough qualified staff to do the analysis, given that “anything to do with a computer” is on the “shortage occupation” list that automatically qualifies you for a work permit. [0]
Even in this hand-wavy announcement clutching their pearls at Starlink, they were careful to build in an extra few months for people to finish importing and hiding their Starlink terminals before they might start sending sternly-worded letters...
[0] https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sh... (PDF)