China's Xinjiang surveillance is the dystopian future nobody wants
>><i>For the next 10 months, web access would be almost nonexistent in Xinjiang, a vast region larger than Texas with a population of more than 20 million. It was one of the most widespread, longest internet shutdowns ever.</i><p>SpaceX's plans to launch their first set of satellites for their Starlink broadband constellation[1]. Uighers may be the first population to sign up for satellite subscriptions, although the Chinese government is probably looking for ways to extend Great Firewall[2] capabilities to satellites too. Hopefully users can afford the tentative pricing model of $750/year for a Starlink subscription.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.dw.com/en/spacexs-starlink-satellite-internet-its-time-for-tough-talk-on-cyber-security-in-space/a-42678704" rel="nofollow">http://www.dw.com/en/spacexs-starlink-satellite-internet-its...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall</a>