{"id":24279,"date":"2022-02-02T16:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=24279"},"modified":"2022-02-02T16:39:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:39:46","slug":"teenager-says-no-to-elon-musks-5000-offer-to-shut-down-jet-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/24279","title":{"rendered":"Teenager says no to Elon Musk\u2019s $5000 offer to shut down jet tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Web Desk:<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you take this down? It is a security risk.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Elon Musk opened a conversation with a teenager over Twitter DM last fall. He was referencing a Twitter account, called @ElonJet, which tracks the movements of his private jet around the world.<\/p>\n

Jack Sweeney, a 19-year-old from Florida, rejected a $5,000 offer from Elon Musk to delete his Twitter account that tracks the billionaire’s private jet.<\/p>\n

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@ElonJet has over 150,000 followers, and uses a bot that Sweeney developed to monitor Musk’s flights. The feed then tweets out when and where the plane takes off or lands and the duration of each trip.<\/p>\n

The college freshman has developed about a dozen other flight bot accounts that track the travels of high-profile tech titans, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n

The initial direct message from Musk came November 30, Protocol first reported.<\/p>\n

“Can you take this down?” Musk asked Sweeney. “It’s a security risk.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO eventually offered the teenager $5,000 to help prevent crazy people from tracking his flights. \u00a0Sweeney countered asking for $50,000, saying he could use the money for college and maybe a Tesla (TSLA) Model 3.<\/p>\n

“I don’t love the idea of being shot by a nutcase,” Musk said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The last message exchange was Wednesday, Jan. 19, when Musk said it didn’t feel right to pay to shut this down. CNN Business has viewed the messages.<\/p>\n

“Options other than remuneration like an internship would make taking it down a lot easier,” Sweeney replied. Musk has not yet responded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sweeney said he’s been a fan of SpaceX since the first Falcon Heavy launch in 2018.<\/p>\n

“5,000 is not enough for how much I get out of it,” Sweeney said. “It doesn’t replace anything, like the enjoyment factor.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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