Does tracking the movement of Elon Musk’s jet constitute a dangerous invasion of privacy aka #doxing?

Twitter Suspends the Accounts Tracking Musk’s Jet and The Man Behind It

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-14/twitter-suspends-account-that-tracked-elon-musk-s-private-jet

#Musk #Twitter #FreeSpeech #Privacy

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Twitter Suspends Account Tracking Elon Musk’s Private Jet

A Twitter Inc. account tracking the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended from the social media platform.

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@mnutty I would note though that yes, stalking is a crime, just like mass shootings are a crime

So if limiting free speech is the solution to stalking, then...? 🤔

@purpledragon

Am I correct in understanding that you believe tracking the movement of #Musk’s jet is a form of stalking?

To my way of thinking that is not the same thing as #doxing which I understand as the revelation of private information to a large audience.

I guess stalking can be a requirement to gather private information which can in turn be used for doxing?

#ElonJet #MuskJet

@mnutty No, I don't think it's a form of stalking. Especially when it's public information.

Just highlighting the hypocrisy of right wing Musk supporters who agree with limiting free speech as a means to prevent stalking, while not wanting to limit guns as a means to prevent mass shootings.

@purpledragon

Certainly seems to lack ideological coherence.

So I guess we’re getting down to real issue at play which is a question surrounding the ethics of broadcasting.

Is there a case to be made for NOT broadcasting a truth to diminish the likelihood of a negative outcome?

#ElonJet

@mnutty I personally believe so. Broadcasting troop movements, for example, would seem inappropriate.

The risk of harm greatly outweighs the public's right to know, IMO