That is what's happening.
SpaceX knows which satellites were sold to the Ukrainian government though and could apply additional filtering. That's the easiest first step.
To prevent Ukrainian dishes from falling into Russian hands you'd also need some sort of rolling authentication code so the dish becomes inoperable after a period of time.
Simply being in Russian territory doesn't guarantee a Russian is using it as it could be Ukrainian special forces deep in enemy territory.
The Elon jet guy explained it once during the whole Elon confrontation and it was much more complicated than just that.
My broccoli needs a loan
Lol
If it's anything like the guy tracking Elon, or at least the same way, the info is "public" but it's not as simple as hey this is her jet.
The info is heavily obfuscated and it took the guy having some deep understanding of how it all works to figure out how to properly determine how to track them.
But technically yes, it's public.
Edit: it might be a close comparison to a bitcoin address. It's public, and it can be worked out. But in this case she can't just easily buy a 2nd jet. And if she does, they'll figure it out again as info leaks about her travels.
I feel like I've just been given an invaluable tip that I may have never ever received had I not taken part in this conversation about socks.
I'll remember this should I ever go to NYC
What's this thing called summer socks? I wear the same wool socks all year and it's great! It's either wool socks or sockless sandels.
I only wear wool socks and work from home. I can easily go 4-5 days if I've only gone outside to get groceries or whatnot.
If I'm going out to socialize though and it's been more than 2 days I'll get a fresh pair.
Wool socks? Camping on a beach i would have just washed them in the water at least once and gone sockless while they dried.
I got an electric vehicle, and I'm worried about the post battery warranty period. Do I keep it after 8 years and hope the battery doesn't go out, or do I say fuck that risk and get another one to drive until it's battery warranty is up too.
Tornado season will soon be all seasons.