FAA to start hiding information about private aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on March 28 that owners of private aircraft in the US will be able to request that the authority not disclose identifying information in its public records.
The measure comes after Congress approved legislation that addresses privacy concerns. The FAA said it intends to make the information hidden by default.
Aircrafts belonging to celebrities, politicians and billionaires are often tracked by websites and social media profiles, which disclose the alleged location of these people through the flights of their planes.
Some of these individuals, such as singer Taylor Swift, have already tried to block the disclosure of this information.
In 2022, the profile “ElonJet” on Twitter (now X) showed the real-time position of Elon Musk’s plane. The billionaire, as soon as he bought the social network, suspended the account of the young college student who maintained it.
The FAA, however, is still evaluating whether omitting the data, “would affect the ability of stakeholders to perform necessary functions, such as maintenance, safety checks and regulatory compliance.”
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