{"id":24198,"date":"2022-12-17T20:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/17\/elon-musks-private-jet-is-tracked-with-public-data-is-it-doxxing\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T20:40:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T20:40:53","slug":"elon-musks-private-jet-is-tracked-with-public-data-is-it-doxxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/17\/elon-musks-private-jet-is-tracked-with-public-data-is-it-doxxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s private jet is tracked with public data. Is it doxxing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The whereabouts of Elon Musk\u2019s private jet are based on public data \u2014 that Musk banned from Twitter this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flight data for aircraft from Musk\u2019s shiny multimillion-dollar Gulfstream G650 jet<\/a> to commercial planes has long been public. Now Musk, who acquired Twitter for $44 billion in late October, is asserting that disclosing the location of his jet amounts to doxing, a form of online harassment that involves the sharing of personal information in a way that could spur harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSame doxing rules apply to \u2018journalists\u2019 as to everyone else,\u201d he said in a tweet on Thursday. \u201cThey posted my exact real-time location, basically assassination coordinates.\u201d The Washington Post saw no evidence that the reporters did what he claimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The internet has made vast amounts of data public, from property records to family ties, as well as phones that post people\u2019s locations in real time. Sometimes, the data empowers scammers and criminals. But there are limits to the value of the data \u2014 it can be outdated or false. And in the case of publicly available flight information, it reveals the location of the aircraft, not its passengers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While Twitter has abruptly changed its rules to prevent accounts from sharing live location details, it cannot stop the torrent of aviation hobbyists who track jets and post information elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Musk and Twitter did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here is an overview of what\u2019s going on with tracking Musk\u2019s personal jet and how people follow it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n