Congress is revisiting ADS-B privacy as AOPA-backed legislation proposes limiting tracking data to safety uses and prohibiting fee collection tied to ADS-B broadcasts.

Security and privacy concerns arising from the ability to obtain, and freely share over the internet, ADS-B information transmitted by aircraft have been outlined in a paper to the ICAO Assembly.

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, the aircraft-tracking technology in widespread use since 2020, has been much in the news of late as a result of its adoption by social media enthusiasts who ...

ADS-B In data shown in a Gulfstream G500, showing call sign, track and differential speeds. Credit: James Albright We in business aviation have a different view about the privacy of our aircraft and ...