This story started a few years ago when a student named Jack Sweeney created a program that tracked airplane flight paths based on open data. He set him up with Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and other rich and famous. He even created a separate Twitter account for each plane. But at some point Elon Musk didn’t like it; He started fighting with 19-year-old Sweeney and eventually lost. All the billionaire could do was quietly delete his plane’s page from social network X (although he promised not to do this) and add his new “enemy” to the blacklist.

Taylor Swift enters the game

Now a University of Central Florida graduate has targeted the plane of singer Taylor Swift, who is probably the most popular singer in the world today. The pop star is threatening to take Sweeney to court if he doesn’t stop sharing posts about him flying in his private jets on his new social media account.

Swift’s lawyers sent a letter to Sweeney demanding that he stop such actions, warning that if the singer did not end her lawsuit, she “will have no choice but to pursue all legal remedies.” “harassment and abusive behavior”. Sweeney’s actions allegedly caused “direct and irreparable harm, as well as emotional and physical pain” to Swift and her family, leaving her “in a constant state of fear for her personal safety.”

Sweeney had already made a comment to the media saying he did not intend to harm the singer. “I actually think Swift has some good songs,” he said, “but I believe in transparency and public awareness.” Swift’s team confirmed her position but declined to comment.

Jack Sweeney notes that Swift is very public about her jets, despite her obvious concerns about her private life. “He can fly commercial airlines and even charter planes. But instead he prefers private jets registered to his birthday and initials.”says.

For example, the Falcon 900 reportedly owned by Swift is registered as N898TS, which apparently refers to her first and last name as well as her year of birth. Gizmodo writes that although this plane’s registration has changed in recent days, an analysis by Swift’s die-hard fans suggests that it still belongs to her.

carbon queen

Safety isn’t the only reason Swift wants to keep her trips private. For many years The singer has been criticized for the “astronomical carbon footprint” he leaves behind as one of the world’s leading private jet users. For example, he has been criticized for constantly flying between New York and the Midwest and for the international tours he undertakes to see his partner, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce. Jalopnik reports that Swift made 12 trips here in the last three months of 2023 alone.

Regardless, he claims that tracking their flights is “a matter of life and death” and that “there is no legitimate interest or public need for this information other than to stalk, harass and dominate.” control.” But he claims that he is one of the most famous people in the world and can stand up to his followers.

Will it help Taylor Swift? NO. After all, if he encounters a truly ardent follower, he will be able to easily obtain data on Sweeney’s flights, even if they do not have accounts, because all this information is public.