A Twitter user declared earlier this month that he would no longer be sharing Musk’s travel itineraries and plans in order to “keep Elon and his family safe,” to which Musk responded that updating travel plans was becoming a “security concern.”

Based on a fresh revelation, Musk has been attempting to shut off accounts that track his travel intentions for quite some time.

ElonJet has almost 150,000 followers and employs a bot designed by the 19-year old Sweeney to track Musk’s flights. The stream then tweets the time and location of the plane’s takeoff and landing, as well as the length of each flight.

Took off from Hawthorne, California, US. pic.twitter.com/nH7RWF7S3G

— Elon Musk’s Jet (@ElonJet) January 30, 2022

Reports suggest that Sweeney has created a dozen more flying bot profiles that follow the movements of high-profile tech titans such as Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, among others. Musk’s first direct message was received on November 30, according to Protocol. Musk begged Sweeney, “Can you take this down?” “It’s a safety hazard.”

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO finally gave the boy $5,000 in exchange for his cooperation in preventing “mad individuals” from following his flights. Sweeney reacted with a $50,000 demand, claiming that the money will be used for education and maybe a Tesla Model 3. Musk stated, “I don’t like the thought of getting shot by a nutcase.”

Check out the other planes including the second SpaceX Jet! https://t.co/B7S3oE6D2j

— Elon Musk’s Jet (@ElonJet) September 26, 2020

Musk claimed it didn’t feel right “to pay to shut this down” in a messaging exchange on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The texts have been viewed by CNN Business. Sweeney said, “Other than payment, like as an internship, would make taking it down a lot simpler.” Musk hasn’t answered yet. SpaceX has been contacted by CNN for comment.

Interesting activity going on with one of the other SpaceX jets N502SX usually used for transporting employees. Did some circling looks like turns on autopilot. Possibly Starlink testing? After all SpaceX did file for testing Starlink on there Gulfstream jets. https://t.co/vCziGlKl4q

— Jack Sweeney (@JxckSweeney) January 30, 2022

Elon got PIA but I’ve already identified it! pic.twitter.com/oQCrp0OTgV

— Jack Sweeney (@JxckSweeney) January 26, 2022

Since the first Falcon Heavy launch in 2018, Sweeney has been a fan of SpaceX, he said. His father is an airline pilot, which piques his interest in the industry. Sweeney remarked, “5,000 isn’t enough for how much I get out of it.” “It doesn’t take the place of anything, such as the fun factor.”

Sweeney did provide some technical assistance to Musk, advising him about a blocking tool he might use to combat aircraft tracking programs.

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