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“The Australian Electoral Commission is planning on using Elon Musk’s Starlink services as back up for transmitting #voting results information in the upcoming federal election.

In a contract published late last year, the #AEC appointed #Telstra responsible for the agency’s fixed line and #Starlink services until mid-2027, in a deal worth $1.38m. A spokesperson for the AEC confirmed Starlink could be used in the upcoming election for *sensitive election data*.”

The question I ask myself is why?

<https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/elon-musk-starlink-australia-election-voting-results-aec-contract>