this is a myth perpetrated by Elon to justify his banning of twitter account, there is nothing private about tail information, in fact it is required to be publicly available.
(This isn't to defended Musk, quite the contrary given he tweeted a number plate).
Google chooses to blur it. I don't think they're legally obligated to.
we track planes for safety reasons. when a plane disappear from the radar, it's a big deal. an educated guess why cars aren't tracked is privacy and there are too many.
but in a world where cars are going to be electric, these problems might go away.
What I’ve since learned however is that tracking his jet requires a combination of public and private information. He’s part of a privacy scheme which routinely changes the plane’s identifier: https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/160385752457453...
At that point, I think the argument that it’s doxxing is justified to some extent.
My understanding is that he _stopped_ using this service and now his plane broadcasts the same tail number all the time.
Ultimately planes are tracked and the information made public. If you’re concerned about privacy, travel by different means.
Where is your understanding coming from?
Elon Musk himself confirmed 2 days ago that he is using that privacy scheme: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1603803508087537665
> https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1603802439232241665
It looks like he might be enrolled but not actively using it, or using it wrong according to the above tweet.