>P.S. Why don't we track buses? Why don't we track cars? Why don't we track everybody?
Buses are at alt==0 and never over an ocean - you're an idiot for comparing the two.
Why don't we track everybody? Do you understand what the NSA has been doing?
Buses are at alt==0 and never over an ocean - you're an idiot for comparing the two.
Why don't we track everybody? Do you understand what the NSA has been doing?
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[0] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.htmlAnd what does that have to do with it? In the event of a passenger jet crashing into the ocean an enhanced transponder system would not raise passenger survival by any notable rate (because aircraft crashes where the passengers survive and aren't immediately rescued are incredibly rare in the modern age).
Aircraft hijacking where the craft and passengers go missing is incredibly rare even among hijacking incidents.