Re:List of blocked aircraft on Flightradar24 (2013)
by dagw on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @09:44AM
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I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I feel very strongly that if one wishes to get away for awhile and not tell the world where you are heading then you should very much be allowed to do that.
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Re:List of blocked aircraft on Flightradar24 (2013)
by viola11 on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @11:09AM
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For that argument from privacy to work you need to provide reason for why flying is the only acceptable form of travel. Or why it is only acceptable to "get away" to locations to which flying is the only possible means of travel.
Realistically speaking, the only traveling you can do with perfect privacy is that which you do without involving others. If you use a travel service your desire for privacy becomes an imposition on the free speech of others.
Re:List of blocked aircraft on Flightradar24 (2013)
by VLM on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @10:47AM
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Its exactly analogous to refusing to ring your fog bell on a boat while stuck in a fog bank, or refusing to use turn signals on a car.
Re:List of blocked aircraft on Flightradar24 (2013)
by dagw on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @11:09AM
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It's not at all analogous. A turn signal tells the people around me that I'm just about to turn, not that I'm on a road trip from Chicago to Tucson. Nor is my entire turn signal history centrally logged and searchable.
Re:List of blocked aircraft on Flightradar24 (2013)
by jMyles on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @01:53PM
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There are two analogies:
- The broadcast of your location data is analogous to a turn signal.
- The FR24 community is analogous to a group capturing data about use of turn signals at various intersections and aggregating them.
Both are perfectly reasonable analogies.
And yes, it's completely possible for people using only publicly-visible information to put together your entire turn signal history and make it searchable.