Is flight tracking the new Netflix?

Hundreds of thousands follow flights of the famous but privacy concerns have led to backlash

A finger points at the Flightradar24 website
The Flightradar24 website
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Flight tracking has been described as the “sleeper hit of the summer” and a chance to “participate in history in real time” as the hobby’s popularity continues to soar.

Whether it’s following the flights of politicians such as Nancy Pelosi and Alexei Navalny, or pop stars such as Taylor Swift, millions are now “tuning in to watch little yellow plane icons move across a map of the world”, said The Guardian.

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