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Let's not forget that thanks to adsb-exchange, authorities were also able to track Jeffrey Epstein's private jets. https://www.insider.com/jeffrey-epsteins-pri

• mlindner 4y ago
  All of this information is public and known to the government. ADBS Exchange didn't provide anything that wasn't already available.
  • 22c 4y ago
    Yes and no.. "The government" doesn't have RTL-SDRs deployed in thousands of homes across many dozens of countries in the world, yet... In some cases, having several thousands of geographically distributed volunteers submitting open source data can result in a more accurate picture than what a handful of government funded agencies could provide.
    • mlindner 4y ago
      Some government does however and governments can get such information from other governments.
    • tzs 4y ago
      > "The government" doesn't have RTL-SDRs deployed in thousands of homes across many dozens of countries in the world, yet... In the case of tracking things like Epstein's jet does that really make a difference? The flights are going to start and end at airports, which I would guess would have ADS-B monitors. The thousands of RTL-SDRs could be good for find the particular route taken between airports but that's usually not going to be relevant for an investigation, except for crimes that take place in the air.
  • bahbahbahblah 4y ago
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  • trothamel 4y ago
    To the government. Having this available to journalists (and people to check the journalist's work) is also useful.
    • mlindner 4y ago
      Sure, but the comment I replied to was about "the authorities".
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