Teen Who Tracked Elon Musk’s Private Jet Says He Will Now Target Others

A college student who was refused $5,000 (about Rs 3.75 lakh) from tech tycoon Elon Musk to stop tracking his private plane is now planning to target more billionaires. Jack Sweeney, 19, probably believes that what he started as a hobby has the potential to become a lucrative venture for him. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk approached Sweeney in November last year with an offer of $5,000 to prevent him from tracking his jets because of concerns about his personal safety. But the teenager asked to stop tracking the plane for $50,000 (about Rs 37.5 lakh) or at least an internship opportunity.

deal not done And musk Sweeney stopped responding to direct messages Twitter, But Sweeney still hopes Musk will return to the negotiating table. In the meantime, they’ve decided to make more money by launching Ground Control, which monitors the planes of other high-profile people, including Bill Gates And Jeff Bezos,

sweeney said Bloomberg says flight-tracking companies generate millions in revenue every year and that only a small fraction of what they earn will be a good source of income for them.

But there are privacy and legal concerns about mining such information and making it public in real time. Experts warn there could be legal implications for Sweeney. However, many companies offer personal and corporate aviation intelligence to their customers to keep them informed about their competitors’ business plans. The activities of business leaders can provide clues about their business activities. To trick these bots and their customers, or for security reasons, some business leaders sometimes send their jets without them.

Even Musk has previously said that he doesn’t want to be “shot with a nutcase”, so he told Sweeney to stop the bot – @ElonJet – Tracking your plane. Sweeney asks Musk for $50,000, saying it will help him buy his school fees and a car, possibly a Tesla Model 3. He told Bloomberg: “The amount of time and dedication I’ve put into this is good — like, 5,000 isn’t enough to drop it.”