Regulations and Government
FAA Exploring Possible Privacy Protections for ADS-B
A general aviation working group suggests the ability to regularly change Mode S transponder codes and long term encryption ability.

The FAA is weighing proposals to tackle one of business aviation’s chief concerns surrounding the implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) and the Jan. 1, 2020 ADS-B equipage mandate: privacy. A general aviation working group that was part of the larger ADS-B Equip 2020 panel recently delivered a white paper to the agency outlining potential approaches to handling aircraft and operator privacy and security concerns surrounding mode-S transponders. According to the white paper, “The core concern of the operator community is real-time tracking of the geographic location of a specific aircraft.”


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