#jetnet — Public Fediverse posts
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File under f*^k these billionaires: The Flight Tracker That Powered @elonjet Just Took a Left Turn https://www.wired.com/story/ads-b-exchange-jetnet-sale/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=earned via @Wired @Wired #wired #jetnet #privateequity #adsbx #billionareswin again.
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But what did #JetNet buy? Data feeders are quitting #ADSBExchange in droves with an estimated 10% quitting in the first day. Likely they’ll all move to something new. Maybe a site that isn’t in the hands of one person.
Still, the oligarchs paid small (to them) money to shut down a thorn in their jet setting side.
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#JetNet quietly acquired #ADSBExchange, a popular aggregator of crowdsourced #ADSB #flight data. This was the data source behind @elonjet and many other transparency operations. Looks like the owner cashed out on his little project for an estimated $20M.
https://www.jetnet.com/news/jetnet-acquires-ads-b-exchange.html