Posted on 04/02/2025 12:06:41 PM PDT by algore
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing a data privacy policy that allows people with private jets to hide travel information from the public.
“Starting today, they can submit a request through the Civil Aviation Registry Electronic Services (CARES) to withhold this information from public display on all FAA websites.”
In its statement, the FAA said the data protection decision was taken based on a privacy provision included in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.
The provision allows aircraft owners to request that certain personally identifiable information not be made publicly available via FAA websites.
“The FAA will publish a request for comment in the Federal Register to seek input on this measure, including whether removing the information would affect the ability of stakeholders to perform necessary functions, such as maintenance, safety checks, and regulatory compliance,” said the agency.
“The FAA is also evaluating whether to default to withholding the personally identifiable information of private aircraft owners and operators from the public aircraft registry.”
While some say that such trackers allow people to record carbon emission info, there have been concerns that monitoring aircraft movements puts at risk the people who use that mode of transportation, often high-profile individuals.
The new rule could negatively affect jet trackers that use FAA information as a key source to track and report flight details of famous personalities.
In December 2023, attorneys for Taylor Swift issued a cease-and-desist letter to a university student, blaming his automated tracking of her private jet travel for revealing the celebrity’s whereabouts to stalkers.
The letter accused the student of “willful and repeated harassment” as well as “intentional, offensive, and outrageous conduct and consistent violations” of Swift’s privacy.
Attorneys alleged that the student essentially offered “individuals intent on harming her, or with nefarious or violent intentions, a roadmap to carry out their plans.”
In 2022, social media platform X, then named Twitter, suspended several accounts that tracked private planes, including those of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk. The platform prohibited the sharing of real-time location data, citing a “risk of physical harm.”
Some cite the high carbon emissions to question the integrity of wealthy celebrities and politicians who advocate fighting climate change while flying around in private jets.
In 2023, Klara Maria Schenk, a transport campaigner for Greenpeace’s European mobility campaign, called the use of private jets at the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting a “distasteful masterclass of hypocrisy” since the WEF said it is committed to tackling the so-called human-induced or anthropogenic climate concerns.
Yes, we can’t track Taylor Swift’s jet any more
The Maserati Marxist hypocrites don’t want people calculating the carbon footprints of their private jets.
bttt
The Taylor Swift Rule.................
This is a good thing for privacy.
Imagine if you could pull up map
and track people’s automobile travels.
Good rule. It never should have been public.
Politicians don’t like being tracked. The Epstein flight logs run shivers down their former spines. All the exec jet air travel bypasses Airport TSA, screening, baggage inspection, and interaction with the public. You know, rules for thee but not for me.
Privacy for me, but not for thee. Amazing how fast the government moves when the oligarchs bitch.
You’re joking right? Your smart phone tracks every step or ride, every second of every hour.
Actually, they can.
Your cell phone continuously pings towers and logs your precise GPS location when you are traveling in your vehicle.
They used cell phone data to identify the J6 political prisoners.
Agree 1000 %
There is no need for the public to be be given tracking data on personal transport.
“...Your smart phone tracks every step or ride...”
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Can the general public pull up a map and display your travels?
NO.
“...They used cell phone data to identify...”
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Can the general public pull up a map and display your travels?
NO.
The government can. That's a lot more worrisome.
Imagine it? You can do it if you're a subscriber to the data collection.
Right. That tracking data is reserved for government, not the public, despite the 4th Amendment clearly stating otherwise.
This data never should ha e been real time data obviously that is a 4th of a person’s even a rich person’s right to privacy. That said this data should have say a 30 day hold and then be released as public FAA data to show the movement of aircraft in regulated air space this is of public interest and had an impact on the community whit large. A delay in the data protects the privacy and personal safety of the individual while still allowing policy makers, and other stakeholders to use the over all data for policy.
This data never should ha e been real time data obviously that is a 4th of a person’s even a rich person’s right to privacy. That said this data should have say a 30 day hold and then be released as public FAA data to show the movement of aircraft in regulated air space this is of public interest and had an impact on the community whit large. A delay in the data protects the privacy and personal safety of the individual while still allowing policy makers, and other stakeholders to use the over all data for policy.
#6 That can be done. There are 3rd party companies that sell license plate reader information and security camera footage.
I read an article that showed a guy being tracked across 6 states. He had contacted the local police to see if they could track him. 2 declined but the rest showed he was being tracked. The Ring, Wyze etc security cameras regularly give footage to the police. Your house gets robbed and the police get footage from every camera up and down the street.
Your car is tracking you as is the cell phone and the apps you have on it. The credit card information is available too.
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