And I don't want to be the arbiter of who's right and who's wrong," added Streufert, founder of the US-based flight tracking site ADS-B Exchange. Neither Sweeney nor Streufert evoked a distinct redline they were concerned could be crossed by publishing the flight data. Chinese state media reported in 2021 that the government had recently confiscated hundreds of receivers used in crowd-sourced flight tracking, citing the risk of "espionage." Neither Sweeney nor Streufert evoked a distinct redline they were concerned could be crossed by publishing the flight data. Chinese state media reported in 2021 that the government had recently confiscated hundreds of receivers used in crowd-sourced flight tracking, citing the risk of "espionage."

Source: Indian Express August 07, 2022 20:08 UTC