At last constant surveillance is deemed a problem, which is why ultra-rich have their privacy protected, while you, peons, keep being monitored.
The rich looking out for themselves
Fuck them all. Fuck every fucking one of these people.
I don’t want to engage in whataboutism but the fact is when they pass a law for one thing it’s at the cost of something else that will never see the floor
The house passed a bill to help reign in insurance-pharmacy middle men (PBMs) who are directly responsible for the shitty system and pharmacy closures we are all experiencing. Schumer wont put it on the floor because it’s not a priority. But Musks private jets are.
This isn’t a stand alone bill, it’s just an amendment in the FAA re-authorization bill. They have to pass this bill every 5 years to keep air traffic going.
like /u/toiletobserver memed in this thread, “Challenge Accepted”. All the airplanes are still going to have to broadcast ID through ADS-B. They are going to shuffle the N-numbers around but I’m sure we’re going to have the finest geeks on the case deciphering who is who in the air based on where people end up on the ground.
I don’t know whether to laugh or scream at how outrageous it is that out of all the issues that could benefit from bipartisan cooperation, THIS is what we get. Bunch of turds.
Fuck them all.
We don’t have to think hard as it actually is a bipartisan issue. Their lifestyles are now harder to track by us so it helps both party’s and their sugar daddies/mommies.
So… so… so… soooooo… many problems in this world and this is what they rush to “fix”. Wanna bet someone is going to figure out how to tie plane registration numbers with people regardless, do it through some third-world country who doesn’t give a shit about USA and we are back to square one.
Eat the rich. Congress works for them, not for us.
All talk here. No action will be taken.
The only action people have is to vote people in power who are not absolute pieces of shit.
What they do once in office should directly affect your choice during the next election cycle.
Unfortunately most people vote blindly along their party lines.
So, yes, you’re right. It’s all talk here but it’s not like that talk can’t lead to actions.
Since the system is fixed, we don’t even really have the option to vote people in who are not absolute pieces of shit
That’s not the only action people have. It’s just the only one that hasn’t been criminalized yet.
yet
What a bunch of bullshit, yet another example of how billionaires get their interests served but we just get to help make them even richer while being taxed, but not represented because we can’t afford the
bribeslobbying.Yup. Its amazing how quick and efficient the government is when rich peoples interests are involved
Ok I’m just going to make a open source project to track that’s jets adsb Signal and let people put a reserve at there house oh wait that’s just flight 24 it doesn’t matter what law makers do she can always be tracked by 1 person with a sdr and a antenna
billionaires get this sort of data privacy amendment, while regular Americans get surveillance capitalism as usual.
Well to be entirely fair, the amendment just says "private plane registration, so this should apply to billionaire jets but also down to the dinky weekend 1971 Cessna that a “regular American” owns
ETA: actually now that I think about it, drones above a certain dinky threshold also require registration, so those would be covered as well I’d think
drones above a certain dinky threshold also require registration
Basically 0 chance that this law applies to RC helicopters/planes/multirotors. They don’t contain GPS and they aren’t monitored by air traffic controllers.
The newer regs boil down to you basically have to write your ID number in the canopy and avoid restricted airspaces… and who the hell is gonna roll by and check that you have a number written in your canopy? Maybe cops that get a complaint, and that is pretty rare. The older guys who have been in the hobby that I know completely ignore the newer regs, if you aren’t bothering anybody then nobody cares.
I’m guessing the owner of a dinky 1971 Cessna most likely doesn’t care if they can be found on an FAA tracker website. Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, on the other hand…
That Cessna owner also isn’t as likely to be a target of violence from some fanatic (arguably justified or not).
Cool. Is there one shred of evidence beyond Elon’s spurious claim that has ever happened?
Because if you are famous enough to worry about that and rich enough to fly around in a private jet and that worries you, hire security.
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Taylor Swift has been dealing with stalkers showing up at the airport for years
Can you show evidence of this? Because all I see when I search for Taylor Swift, airport and stalker are people watching her plane’s location online.
It also doesn’t make much sense to me. She wouldn’t be walking through the regular airport if she was flying in a private jet.
The plane has to land at some point. That is done at an airport. Not sure how that’s confusing. Yeah so it’s smaller air field. Not having crazy stalkers track her is a good thing.
Because she’s rich she isn’t allowed any privacy or safety?
The confusing part is how these crazy stalkers (still haven’t shown that these people exist) get into the private area of the airport reserved for people who have private jets and chartered flights.
There hasn’t been a successful attempt in 60 years since JFK, who insisted on terrible security practices (open roof vehicle) and some failings on the secret service. Since then theyve really tightened everything up.
With proper procedures and a competent team, they’ll be fine.
They made a shit ton of changes after Reagan got shot and no one has even come close since.
Except that dude that just walked into the front door of the white house that one time… I’d say that guy got pretty close.
What this guy said. No way the richest people on earth are walking around without body guards.
Booooo
Why track it anyway?
Why not!?
Why would anyone want to? I seriously don’t understand this.
It’s fun to watch airplanes. Watching them via radio is also fun. The data has been public since the FAA started issuing tail numbers and it’s never really been an issue before.
What’s really fucked up is that these jets currently operate under Part 91, just like grandpa’s Cessna. Quite unregulated when it comes to how long the pilots can fly and the taxes are lower than Part 135 which is where I believe these private jets should operate. IMO a private plane should be owner operated, allowing the individual to determine safety limits. Part 135 regulates quite a bit more, including pilot rest periods and allowed weather conditions. We already regulate these billionaire’s car drivers more stringently than a regular driver, why not the air travel too?
edit: oh, duh. If the airplane operates under Part 135 it can easily be owned by an LLC which is the same form of privacy protection I (and many others) use to shield my identity in real estate records.
