Student who tracks Elon Musk’s jet blasts sale of flight-tracking site he uses to keep tabs on aircraft

Jack Sweeney has used the ADS-B Exchange site to track the private jets of Elon Musk and other celebrities. Jet-tracking student Jack Sweeney is calling for people to boycott ADS-B Exchange. JetNet announced it had purchased the public flight-tracking site on Wednesday. Sweeney uses the site to share flight data on celebrities, including Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The college student who tracks Elon Musk’s jet says he’s worried the tracking software he uses to keep tabs on celebrity aircraft could soon be yanked from the public after it was sold Wednesday. Aviation data company JetNet said on Wednesday that it bought ADS-B Exchange , a free website that tracked thousands of commercial aircraft around the world. Now it’s unclear whether the flight information on the ADS-B exchange will remain free […]

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