Skip to main content Open Navigation Menu To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories . Close Alert The Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet Just Took a Left Turn Backchannel Business Culture Gear Ideas Science Security More To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories . Close Alert Sign In Search Backchannel Business Culture Gear Ideas Science Security Podcasts Video Artificial Intelligence Climate Games Newsletters Magazine Events Wired Insider Jobs Coupons Photograph: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/Getty Images Justin Ling Security Jan 27, 2023 7:00 AM ADS-B Exchange, beloved for resisting censorship, was sold to a company owned by private equity—and now even its biggest fans are bailing. A major independent flight tracking platform, which has made enemies of the Saudi royal family and Elon Musk, has been sold to a subsidiary of a private equity fi...