WASHINGTON, KOMPAS.TV – Jack Sweeney, a 19-year-old boy, was offered by Tesla owner Elon Musk $5,000 to delete his Twitter that tracked the billionaire’s private jet.
However, Musk’s offer was immediately rejected by Sweeney, and he asked for $50,000.
Sweeney’s Twitter account @ElonJet has more than 150,000 followers.
The microblog account uses a bot developed by Sweeney to monitor Musk’s private jet.
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The account tweeted when and where Musk’s private jet took off and the duration of each trip.
The young man, who is also a freshman, has developed about a dozen other flight bot accounts that track the journeys of famous tech giants, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.
Quoted from CNN, Musk sent a direct message to Sweeney on November 30 last.
“Can you delete it. This is a security risk,” Musk’s message read.
Musk also offered the young man $5,000 to help him deter a lunatic from tracking his flight.
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