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		nilkn on Feb 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data Why do you need to know exactly who is in a plane? How does that help you at all? What do you do with this information to improve your life?

jjwiseman on Feb 19, 2020 [–]

This data directly led to the discovery of a large scale, secret aerial surveillance program by the FBI, which led to Congress demanding information about the legal and privacy issues: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/congres...

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