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The necessity of private jets is beside the point. At issue is whether or not tracking private travel should be accessible to everyone with an internet connect

• hnbad 2y ago
  Well, rich and poor people are equally subject to tracking when they travel in their private jets. That seems fair. They can use untracked modes of travel like public transit or cars. We're okay with tracking planes. It's unclear why this should change when it's privately owned by an individual instead of by an airline. There are actually plenty of reasons we might want to treat air traffic different, regardless of who's on board or who owns the plane. Whether it's because planes are significantly less private by nature of being very noisy and visible (i.e. there's less of an expectation of privacy because you're being very public), or because they're a greater risk to everyone because they're in the air and full of fuel (i.e. you have a legitimate interest to know whether one might fly near you).
  • 93po 2y ago
    planes pose significantly more public safety risk, and therefore higher levels of accountability in their operation are appropriate. I can't accidentally blow up a building with my toyota camry, but a pilot with poor training or decision making can do it with a large enough private jet. if a pilot is piloting inappropriately, we need the tools to quickly figure out which aircraft it is and report it.