When it comes to dealing with a Florida
college student
who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities,
Taylor Swift
apparently can't just shake it off. In late Dec, Swift's camp hit Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University of Central Florida, with a cease-and-desist letter that blamed his automated
tracking
of her
private jet
for tipping off stalkers as to her location.
In the letter, attorneys accused Sweeney of effectively providing "individuals intent on harming her, or with nefarious or violent intentions, a roadmap to carry out their plans." Sweeney says while he has never intended to cause harm, he also believes strongly in the importance of transparency and public information.
At one point Sweeney had more than 30 flight tracking accounts on X, including that of owner Elon Musk. Musk had his own dustup with Sweeney, tweeting at one point that his commitment to free speech required him not to ban Sweeney's @elonjet account. But it wasn't long before Musk abruptly about-faced and banned the student from X, accusing Sweeney of endangering his personal safety.
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