Taylor Swift has recently taken legal action against an individual who is helping others track her private jet. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and executive chairman of X, expressed his support for Swift’s concern. The individual in question, Jack Sweeney, received a cease-and-desist letter from Swift’s representation in December. The letter accused Sweeney of potentially endangering her personal safety and violating her privacy.
Sweeney’s tracker, which is automated, accesses public information from the Federal Aviation Administration and data from a community of aviation enthusiasts. It then posts this information, including Swift’s location, on his website. Musk has had public disagreements with Sweeney over the tracking of his private jet. Sweeney has also tracked jets belonging to other high-profile individuals such as Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and former President Donald Trump.
Sweeney argues that the tracking of private jets is expected since it relies on public information. Musk previously offered Sweeney $5,000 to stop tracking his jet, but Sweeney declined the offer. Musk initially wanted to ban Sweeney’s Twitter account but eventually reinstated it with a 24-hour delay after banning it temporarily due to Sweeney’s posts about his jet.
Representatives for both Taylor Swift and Jack Sweeney have not yet responded to requests for comment.
In other news, Taylor Swift is set to perform in Japan this week and will then fly to Las Vegas to attend the Super Bowl, where her boyfriend Travis Kelce will be playing as a Kansas City Chiefs player.
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