Dan GillmorDec 15, 2022

I'd never heard of the @elonjet Twitter account until a certain sociopath removed it from the big website he now controls.

I gather it's back online there, but I'm glad there's an @elonjet Mastodon account that I think everyone should tell their friends and colleagues about.

Show threadDave Winer ☕️Dec 15, 2022
@dangillmor -- i think it's horrific as awful as anything the nazis do. how would you like it if it were done to you.
Show threadBrian DearDec 15, 2022
@davew @dangillmor Sorry, Dave… trying to parse…. what exactly is horrific—the public posting of private travel data by elonjet, or the suspension of elonjet’s twitter acct?
Show threadmmurdochDec 15, 2022
@brianstorms @davew @dangillmor technically i *think* this is public info
Show threadBrian DearDec 15, 2022
@mmurdoch @davew @dangillmor Yes it is public info but I don’t care. It potentially puts people in danger. Forget Musk for a moment: pretend it’s “bettyjet” and it has all Betty White’s realtime travel data, and some nut shows up at Butler Aviation at Van Nuys Airport with intent to harrass or harm when she gets off her plane. All public info. Legit use of that info? No imho.
Show threadJoe ❌👑
@brianstorms @mmurdoch @davew @dangillmor The data are available for planes, not for people, and I don't think Betty White never owned her own private jet.
Dec 15, 2022 at 1:23amWeb
Show threadBrian DearDec 15, 2022
@not2b @mmurdoch @davew @dangillmor Pro-tip: look up the word “hypothetical” 🙄
Show threadJoe ❌👑Dec 15, 2022
@brianstorms @mmurdoch @davew @dangillmor I'm not a fan of slippery slope arguments.
Show threadBrian DearDec 15, 2022
@not2b @mmurdoch @davew @dangillmor Slippery Slope Arguments are one of my favorite bands. We’ll just have to agree to disagree.