Singer Taylor Swift has taken legal action against Jack Sweeney, a Florida college student, for tracking and publicly sharing the location of her private jet. This move adds to a series of controversies related to the privacy and security of celebrities, where Elon Musk has also had a prominent role.
In late December, Swift sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sweeney, accusing him of endangering her personal safety by providing information about the location of her plane via social media. The letter, written by the lawyers of the winner of 14 Grammys throughout her career, denounced the systematic monitoring carried out by Sweeney and accused him of ignoring the singer’s personal safety.
Sweeney, for his part, has argued that he is using public data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation enthusiasts to track the singer’s flights, and that his intention has never been to cause harm.
However, the Shake It Off singer has insisted that this monitoring represents a threat to her safety and well-being, especially considering the precedents of stalkers who have tried to harm her in the past.
The situation is further complicated by the previous intervention of Elon Musk, who has also had disputes with Sweeney over the monitoring of his private jet flights. In 2022, Musk closed X’s account, formerly the student’s Twitter account that tracked his movements, citing concerns for his safety and that of his family.
Sweeney also manages accounts that track the private jet movements of other celebrities such as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, among others. The technology magnate owner of Starlink or Tesla warned that these types of accounts are a “risk to his security” and that of his family.
In the midst of this controversy, Swift is preparing to attend Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, where her partner, Travis Kelce, will play with the Kansas City Chiefs. The singer’s attendance at the event has generated even more public interest in her travels and movements, especially given her previous concert in Tokyo, Japan, a few hours before the game.
In fact, the Japanese embassy in the US was in charge of informing it in a statement published on social networks in which they indicated that there was a 17-hour difference from Tokyo; so the singer’s presence could be guaranteed.
