My plane is not trackable without using non-public data

Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by leereeves on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:32AM (#34016540)

I personally think this is an emotional overreaction and @ElonJet was not involved in the recent incident (and probably doesn't pose any threat to Elon), but I don't think it means his previous statements were a lie.

Anyone would change their mind and overreact after an attack on their child.

And in a broader context, the new policy seems like a good idea. In general, I suspect real-time location tracking does more harm than good, and none of us would tolerate a website tracking our location.

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Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by bandyaboot on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:35AM (#34016567)

*after an “attack” on one of the children that they care about.

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Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by meepmorp on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:49AM (#34016787)

an alleged attack, the evidence for which is a single video that was a shot not at the airport when the plane wasn't in the same city; note, too, no police report was filed about the supposed incident.

I generally take people at their word, but Musk in particular has used up every last bit of benefit-of-the-doubt credit I had for him. I pretty much gave up on Musk when he tried to insert himself into the Thai cave rescue, and wound up calling the guy who actually saved the kids a pedophile because his mini-sub idea was bad and he couldn't handle the perceived slight.

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Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by leereeves on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:57AM (#34016925)

Do you think the video was staged?

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Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by AnimalMuppet on Friday December 16, 2022 @12:30PM (#34017441)

Let's say it wasn't. Let's say it went down exactly as described. That leaves Musk with a lower threshold for banning legit journalists than he for filing a police report. Not impossible, but rather weird.

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Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by samb1729 on Friday December 16, 2022 @02:03PM (#34018602)

Why is there no footage from any of the multiple cameras on the Tesla that was allegedly attacked? It would be trivial for him to obtain that if it exists.

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Re:My plane is not trackable without using non-public data by gamblor956 on Friday December 16, 2022 @02:00PM (#34018565)

There won't be a police report. Many people have investigated Elon's claims, and determined that the alleged incident could not have taken place when or where he claimed it did.

Filing a false police report is a crime. It's only a misdemeanor, but if Elon's stupid enough to go down this route a conviction for a crime of dishonesty can be used against him in court to impeach any testimony he gives until his dying days.

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