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this is a myth perpetrated by Elon to justify his banning of twitter account, there is nothing private about tail information, in fact it is required to be publ
by _kbh_ 4y ago
this is a myth perpetrated by Elon to justify his banning of twitter account, there is nothing private about tail information, in fact it is required to be publicly available.
- agilob 4y agoSubreddits were banned for collecting publicly available on information in a single post. There used to be a subreddit documenting lives of Google CxOs, it didn't last one week.
- ben_w 4y agoGenuine question, IANAL: how is this different from car registration plates, which Google blurs out to avoid this kind of problem for normal people? Ditto all the data protection issues about ANPR systems. (This isn't to defended Musk, quite the contrary given he tweeted a number plate).
- _Algernon_ 4y agoRegistration plates aren't already tracked and made available publicly wherever they are. Planes are.
- onion2k 4y agohow is this different from car registration plates, which Google blurs out to avoid this kind of problem for normal people? Google chooses to blur it. I don't think they're legally obligated to.
- narvval 4y agoMany aircraft, particularly those flying IFR, are required by law in many jurisdictions to broadcast their location to reduce the risk of collisions and facilitate air traffic control. Check aviation transponder interrogation modes and ADS-B in particular
- blondin 4y agoit's an interesting question actually. we track planes for safety reasons. when a plane disappear from the radar, it's a big deal. an educated guess why cars aren't tracked is privacy and there are too many. but in a world where cars are going to be electric, these problems might go away.
- nerdawson 4y agoI would have agreed and recently made the same argument on HN re the Twitter bans. What I’ve since learned however is that tracking his jet requires a combination of public and private information. He’s part of a privacy scheme which routinely changes the plane’s identifier: https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1603857524574531584 https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/160385752457453... At that point, I think the argument that it’s doxxing is justified to some extent.
- _kbh_ 4y ago> What I’ve since learned however is that tracking his jet requires a combination of public and private information. He’s part of a privacy scheme which routinely changes the plane’s identifier: https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/160385752457453 https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/160385752457453... My understanding is that he _stopped_ using this service and now his plane broadcasts the same tail number all the time.
- nerdawson 4y agoIf that’s true then it’s not doxxing at all and fair game. Ultimately planes are tracked and the information made public. If you’re concerned about privacy, travel by different means.
- wizeman 4y ago> My understanding is that he _stopped_ using this service and now his plane broadcasts the same tail number all the time. Where is your understanding coming from? Elon Musk himself confirmed 2 days ago that he is using that privacy scheme: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1603803508087537665 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1603803508087537665
- _kbh_ 4y agoI got it from here. > https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1603802439232241665 https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1603802439232241665 It looks like he might be enrolled but not actively using it, or using it wrong according to the above tweet.