Linking to the adsbexchange page for that permanent code doesn't prove that no anonymous temporary PIA codes exist.

You should be more careful before accusing someone of lying.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34037780

I'm guessing most participants in that privacy program are filthy rich and yet the program was still created.

You can argue that the whereabouts are in the public interest, but the real-time whereabouts are much harder to justify.

> Keep this in mind as well; his plane's whereabouts are being derived from obscured data and published. Not his own personal whereabouts. We don't know what car he takes and where he goes once he lands.

You'd do if you went to the airport before he lands.

> What is he scared of? A scud missile?

I'm guessing he's scared of someone hurting or kidnapping him or his family. You would be too if you were in his position, believe me.

No amount of hired security can completely mitigate the risk of your exact coordinates being broadcast in real-time, every single day.

It's amazing to me how much lack of empathy people have against other people, just because they're rich or famous. Or maybe it's just ignorance about the risks these people face every single day.

> For example, we know his plane is in Quatar. With the news he is trying to sell shares of Twitter at his purchased price, we now can investigate whether he is talking to Quataris about selling shares. Being amongst the richest and owning a social network puts you in the public eye.

You don't need his location in real-time for that.