Re:ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data
by SergeAx on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:14AM
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The license plate of an auto is clear-text and can be visible by any individual happened to be around. Is it okay to deploy a network of cameras with real-time plate detection software ($100 setup) to record and broadcast positions of all cars in the world? Is it at least legal?
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Re:ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data
by Moru on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:33AM
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The collection is already being done by a private company, just not broadcasting it freely, you have to pay for access. And they do sell it on to other actors ofcourse :-)
Crowdsourcing data.
Re:ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data
by gspr on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:15AM
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A license plate is akin to a person talking on the street — audible to a few others, yes, but not meant for everyone perhaps. An ADS-B transmission is akin to someone putting the same words in a radio ad. Recording the latter seems completely different to me, privacy wise.
Re:ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data
by SergeAx on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @07:14AM
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Person talking on a street wants to be heard by peers from one meter. Plane flying in the sky should be "heard" by other planes from tens of kilometers. It is a technical necessity, not a voluntary privacy surrender.
Re:ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data
by tree3 on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:38AM
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In the US, that would probably be legal as long as you have the right to set up a camera at those locations (meaning, your property plus anyone else you get permission from).
Re:ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data
by nougatbyte on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:16AM
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At least Here in Germany it would be illegal. Even a dummy camera pointing at public area isn't allowed for a private person