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International water instead of low earth orbit? Couldn't an existing interested company or startup purchase something like the platform oil companies use to drill for oil and put it 200 miles off shore then be in international water without any concern for governmental jurisdictions? I'd guess wire of some sort could be run out to a stationary platform in international water connecting via secure VPN to various server facilities on the coast for the sole purpose of network connectivity.
Wouldn't this exempt the operator from government oversight?
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Boston, MA | said by pandora:Wouldn't this exempt the operator from government oversight?
Nope. According to maritime law, every ship, oil platform, etc has to be registered in a country and fly that country's flag. They are then under the jurisdiction of that country. That's not to say that they couldn't register in a country with very loose laws, but the US would have no problem boarding such a vessel and shutting them down. |
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Sure they could, but the problem is the wired connections back to shore, since, if the government of the country the cables connect to is hostile to the idea, it'll just disconnect them. OTOH, if it's friendly enough to allow those connections, TPB could probably have just hosted from within that country to begin with. |
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said by vpoko:said by pandora:Wouldn't this exempt the operator from government oversight?
Nope. According to maritime law, every ship, oil platform, etc has to be registered in a country and fly that country's flag. They are then under the jurisdiction of that country. That's not to say that they couldn't register in a country with very loose laws, but the US would have no problem boarding such a vessel and shutting them down. Maybe fly the flag of an NGO?
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said by ISurfTooMuch:Sure they could, but the problem is the wired connections back to shore, since, if the government of the country the cables connect to is hostile to the idea, it'll just disconnect them. OTOH, if it's friendly enough to allow those connections, TPB could probably have just hosted from within that country to begin with.
I wonder on what basis a government could clip an internet connection from what is essentially a non-domestic vessel?
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Or better yet- sorry but we were digging and cut the line. OOPS. |
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