On February 6, CNBC reported that the team of lawyers representing Taylor Swift asked Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old student from the University of Central Florida, to stop tracking the artist’s private flights as well as other people. other famous.

Jack Sweeney, a student pursuing computer programming, received a letter from the law firm Venable in Washington, USA, representing Taylor Swift, asking him to stop tracking Taylor Swift’s travel schedule in December. /2023. This information was confirmed by Taylor Swift’s legal representative and they confirmed that the information Jack Sweeney posted revealed the artist’s exact location and time.

This student is being charged with “stalking and harassment” with the crime of disclosing personal information, causing “irreversible physical and mental damage” to Taylor Swift. and her family.

Taylor Swift’s legal team argued that this may be a hobby or a way to make money and fame for Jack Sweeney, but the consequences are a threat to the singer’s life. They said: “This information does not bring legal benefits or meet community needs, other than to monitor, harass, exploit and control victims”.

According to the Washington Post , Jack Sweeney considered the lawyer team’s request letter as an attempt to prevent him from sharing the data he had made public. He noted that his account only provides an incomplete roadmap of cities where Taylor Swift may visit, similar to announcements about concerts or NFL games she attends. Jack also said the letter comes at a time when Taylor Swift is facing criticism over the environmental impact of carbon emissions from her personal flights.

Attention to Taylor Swift’s flights increased when she regularly flew to the competition venues of her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. Interest is also high for a flight to the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas on February 11.

In 2022, Taylor Swift’s personal flight became a hot topic on social networks when many people criticized the level of carbon emissions from each of her journeys. She is ranked at the top of the list of famous artists with a negative impact on the environment, along with Kim Kardashian and Drake, due to using personal planes for short trips.

Taylor Swift’s representative defended the artist, saying: “Taylor’s plane is often borrowed” and the accusation that all flights were solely for her is inaccurate.

In addition to being sued for information theft, Taylor Swift also became a victim of stalking and distributing deepfake pornographic photos on social network X. A few weeks ago, a man was arrested while trying to broke into Taylor Swift’s house in Tribeca, New York, on January 21.

Jack Sweeney, born in 2002, is the owner of the X account (a social network formerly known as Twitter) famous for updating the flight schedules of many billionaires, politicians, Russian tycoons and other celebrities, and at the same time Estimate global warming emissions. He used data from the publicly available Federal Aviation Administration and from volunteer flight monitors.

In December 2022, Elon Musk blocked Jack Sweeney’s X account for tracking his flight schedule, describing Jack’s behavior as a “security threat” when tracking Musk’s private plane in real time.