{"id":24594,"date":"2024-12-11T06:09:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=24594"},"modified":"2024-12-11T07:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T12:30:19","slug":"us-faa-improves-flight-tracking-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/us-faa-improves-flight-tracking-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"US FAA Improves Flight Tracking Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><strong>Dec 2024 Update:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>The FAA\u2019s Privacy ICAO Address Program (PIA) has been updated. <strong>CPDLC services are now available for flights using a PIA.<\/strong> To receive it, pilots must file the PIA ICAO 24-bit address and N-reg in the flight plan.<\/li>\n<li>Two other important changes &#8211; aircraft info held by the FAA and associated with a PIA are <strong>exempt from the Freedom of Information Act<\/strong>, and pilots can now <strong>request a new PIA every twenty days<\/strong> if they want. You view the updated FAA Privacy page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/air_traffic\/technology\/equipadsb\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Feb 2024 Update:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>The FAA\u2019s Privacy ICAO Address program has been <strong>expanded to include some new oceanic and Gulf of Mexico routes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Check below for exactly which routes this program now applies to, and our <strong>Opsicle with steps on how to register.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with this program, it prevents users\u2019 aircraft registration from being tracked by third parties using ADS-B output during US domestic flights. We wrote about it before <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/are-you-ads-being-watched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a> But to explain what this program is and how it works in two sentences:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color: #faf448;\">All Mode S equipped aircraft are assigned a unique ICAO 24-bit address &#8211; this is uniquely identifiable to your aircraft&#8217;s registration. The FAA&#8217;s PIA program assigns you another one to use that renders you secret-squirrel.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To participate, you must tick all three of these boxes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Operating an<strong> US-registered aircraft<\/strong> <strong>which is ADS-B equipped<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Using a <strong>third-party call sign<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Flying in <strong>US territorial airspace<\/strong> (the mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and other US territories). Additionally, the PIA has been expanded to include US oceanic FIRs too &#8211; those more than 12nm from shore.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After news broke the program had been improved, we struggled to find a summary of the changes and got in touch with the FAA directly.<\/p>\n<p>They advised while there is no \u2018master list\u2019 of the newly included routes, they have updated their website to include some valid examples including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NYC to LA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Miami to Houston (via the Gulf of Mexico)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LA to Hawaii<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Boston to Miami (with offshore routes more than 12nm from shore).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have an enquiry about a specific route, you can reach them on <a href=\"mailto:adsbprivacyicao@faa.gov\">adsbprivacyicao@faa.gov<\/a>. Chances are, as long as you stay <strong>within US jurisdiction<\/strong>, your route will be valid.<\/p>\n<h4>How to apply?<\/h4>\n<p>So, you want in? We\u2019ve put together this little Opsicle with steps on how to register.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24621\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PIA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24621\" class=\"wp-image-24621\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PIA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PIA.png 614w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PIA-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to open PDF.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>More questions?<\/h4>\n<p>The FAA has quite a good FAQ section on the PIA which you can access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/air_traffic\/technology\/equipadsb\/privacy\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec 2024 Update: The FAA\u2019s Privacy ICAO Address Program (PIA) has been updated. 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