Are flight details private? Why is Taylor Swift threatening legal action against a student?

Naturally, one of the biggest perks of flying privately is privacy. In a recent move, singer Taylor Swift’s legal team is taking action against a Florida student who has been sharing the singer’s private flight details online for years. The letter further said there are “many public cases” of people who have visited Swift’s residences, some of them equipped with weapons and ammunition and “attempted to harm her.” It says revealing her whereabouts provides these bad actors with “a roadmap to carry out their plans.” Swift’s attorneys said that if Sweeney keeps releasing details about her plane travels, “she will have no choice but to pursue any and all legal remedies available to her.” ‘No intentions to harm’ Sweeney confirmed CNN that he received the letter after headlines from some non-profit organisations and media outlets scrutinised the singer’s carbon footprint. Sweeney continued, “I actually think Swift has some good songs, while adding, “I believe in transparency and public information.” He said there is high public interest from Swift’s fans in the accounts, saying she should have “a decent expectation” that her jet will be tracked “whether or not I do it.” Facebook and Instagram disabled Sweeney’s Swift-related accounts around the same time, he told the Post, and he received another letter accusing him of “harassing conduct” after he started updating Celeb Jets, the Facebook and Instagram accounts he uses to track several planes connected to celebrities. History of tracking private jet movements Sweeney, a junior at the University of Central Florida, even maintains accounts on X where she shares details about Swift’s and Elon Musk’s private planes.