Musk, Swift Plane Watcher Says New Law Won’t Stop Jet Tracking

A new law aimed at deterring the curious public from tracking celebrities’ private jets won’t slow down one of the most avid plane-spotters.

“For me, it definitely makes me want to get more at it,” Jack Sweeney, a Florida college student who’s faced scrutiny for posting the paths of jets carrying such big names as Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, said in an interview.

The 1,000-plus page aviation policy legislation (Public Law 118-63) includes a provision requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to enable private jets to hide their identity in public databases more easily.

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