NASA remotely reprogramming Voyager 1 also means that aliens can reprogram all of our satellites.

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    4 months ago

    This is assuming that they would know and understand the code. Also, that nothing is encrypted but I guess encryption can be broken.

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        4 months ago

        OP says reprogram all of the satellites. So I would assume that would include the modern ones with encryption as well.

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          4 months ago

          I cannot confirm or deny any such arrangement exists with an existing alien species.

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        4 months ago

        The ultimate security by obscurity. Do you have a 30m antenna? Can you point it exactly at the space ship with almost no error? Do you know what it’s code and protocols are? OK, please reprogram Voyager