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Navy officer lost job for secretly installing internet on warship to check social media (fortune.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators.

Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against cybersecurity threats.

The Navy quietly relieved Grisel Marrero, a command senior chief of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester, in August or September 2023, and released information on parts of the investigation this week.

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 96 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How the fuck did she think this was anything close to a good idea?! This shows a profound lack of good judgement, and a huge failure of both respect for her job and for the safety of the crew.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 43 points 3 months ago

Yeah true, but tiktok

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Many people are bad at delayed gratification and long term thinking.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Especially in the military. That said, she was pretty high-ranking, so surely she'd been around long-enough to know that wouldn't be okay.