The Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis has quietly signed a law to prevent his private jet from being tracked.
(PLGNN) - Jack Sweeney, a college student in Florida has became a prominent figure in online debate due to his controversial tracking of celebrity private jets. Sweeney has social media pages tracking Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The way each of these individuals responded to the tracker has been different, with some individuals threatening to sue Sweeney, such as Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, whereas others have chosen to simply ignore the trackers. All of the flights are publicly assessable information, so Sweeney is not violating any laws by publishing the data.
Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, quietly signed SB 1616 to hide his taxpayer-funded flight records from the taxpayers, along with hiding the names of other individuals on the flights.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, "In a poll of Floridians about the recent legislative session, one question stood out for near-unanimity. Only 8% want DeSantis to hide his taxpayer-funded travel records while a whopping 86% oppose it."
Governor DeSantis claims the bill is to "protect" him.