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0 pointsmadeofpalk3y ago0 comments

Is flightradar24.com a security concern?

Note that the account wasn't about the location of a specific person, but rather the (public) location of a specific aircraft (own/used by a specific person). It's not like someone was tailing Elon and reporting their every location - planes must broadcast their location through use of ADS-B. It is public information.

> If you agree its fine, would you apply the same reasoning to [favorite politician]?

Yes.

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bko3y ago· 6 in thread

Do you own a home? Would you like a social network that allows someone that doesn't like you to post your home address to millions of followers? Are sites like acris a security concern?

Rebelgecko3y ago

>Do you own a home?

Yes

>Would you like a social network that allows someone that doesn't like you to post your home address to millions of followers?

That's public data in my county whether I like it or not. Presumably that's where most of my junk mail comes from. It's annoying but I don't think it should be banned necessarily

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dleslie3y ago

You mean like this service?

https://landtransparency.ca/

bko3y ago

You don't get my point. Re-read my comment. Yes, sites exist that aggregate some public data. They are not necessarily a security risk. But blasting out data that may be public somewhere to millions of people who hate you is a security risk.

Another example of something like this is the mugshot websites that post your mugshot (also public!) and spam in out in hopes of getting you to bribe them to take it down.

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fknorangesite3y ago

> Would you like a social network that allows someone that doesn't like you to post your home address to millions of followers?

I take it you are too young to remember phone books?

jwagenet3y ago

I think by virtue of of being a public figure, Elon can't have the same expectations of privacy as regular people enjoy by way of relative anonymity. No one really balks at the Pelosi's home being easily obtainable information.

madeofpalkOP3y ago

> Do you own a home?

No.

dweekly3y ago· 1 in thread

Note that the FAA offers aircraft operators ways to make ADS-B information more private by vending a temporary ID for domestic flights.

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/equipadsb/privacy

Note also that FlightRadar24 and other ADS-B vendors are required by law to comply with FAA LADD, so airplane operators can request (demand, really) their information be scrubbed.

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/security/privacy/limiti...

https://www.faa.gov/pilots/ladd

khuey3y ago

> Note also that FlightRadar24 and other ADS-B vendors are required by law to comply with FAA LADD

Flight tracking vendors that use FAA data are required by law to comply with LADD. Ones that run their own ADS-B networks and use no FAA data (e.g. ADSBexchange.com) are not.

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9 comments · 2 top-level

bko3y ago· 6 in thread

Do you own a home? Would you like a social network that allows someone that doesn't like you to post your home address to millions of followers? Are sites like acris a security concern?

Rebelgecko3y ago

>Do you own a home?

Yes

>Would you like a social network that allows someone that doesn't like you to post your home address to millions of followers?

That's public data in my county whether I like it or not. Presumably that's where most of my junk mail comes from. It's annoying but I don't think it should be banned necessarily

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dleslie3y ago

You mean like this service?

https://landtransparency.ca/

bko3y ago

Another example of something like this is the mugshot websites that post your mugshot (also public!) and spam in out in hopes of getting you to bribe them to take it down.

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fknorangesite3y ago

> Would you like a social network that allows someone that doesn't like you to post your home address to millions of followers?

I take it you are too young to remember phone books?

jwagenet3y ago

madeofpalkOP3y ago

> Do you own a home?

No.

dweekly3y ago· 1 in thread

Note that the FAA offers aircraft operators ways to make ADS-B information more private by vending a temporary ID for domestic flights.

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/equipadsb/privacy

Note also that FlightRadar24 and other ADS-B vendors are required by law to comply with FAA LADD, so airplane operators can request (demand, really) their information be scrubbed.

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/security/privacy/limiti...

https://www.faa.gov/pilots/ladd

khuey3y ago

> Note also that FlightRadar24 and other ADS-B vendors are required by law to comply with FAA LADD

Flight tracking vendors that use FAA data are required by law to comply with LADD. Ones that run their own ADS-B networks and use no FAA data (e.g. ADSBexchange.com) are not.

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