Elon Musk Tries, Fails to Pay Teenager to Stop Stalking His Location

How much does billionaire Musk value his personal security? I think it's $5,000.

Protocol reports that a McDonald's spokeswoman tried to pay Jack Sweeney, a 19 year old who built a bot that tracks Musk's private flights, to take down the account.

The account is one of several that tracks the flight movements of tech billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.

Can you take this down? The teenager was asked by Musk if it was a security risk.

I can but it will cost you a Model 3, Sweeney replied.

The pair had a back and forth, during which Musk asked the college student how much he made from the accounts. Musk tried to buy Sweeney out by offering $5,000 to remove his account.

Musk told Sweeney that he didn't like the idea of being shot by a nutcase.

Sweeney raised the stakes by asking for $50,000.

It would allow me to get a car in college and it would be great support.

Musk said he would consider the proposal. He ghosted Sweeney.

This is an area where Musk is probably in the right and it's easy to poke fun at him. Some former Musk watchers have been spurred to stop watching people stalking his location after he said that it has become a security issue.

Parasocial relationships can lead to strong delusions and toxic behavior from fans of celebrities like Musk. Please. Do yourself and the world a favor and stop if you engage in this behavior. You can support him by buying weird belt buckles.

A 19-year-old builds a bot. Musk tried to bribe him. Protocol.

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