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Private jets on the tarmac at London Luton Airport in Luton, UK.

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Owners of private aircraft can now ask the Federal Aviation Administration to not publicly disclose their name, address and other data linking them to their planes.

Legislation enacted last year directed the agency to develop a process to accept the requests, a move that could make it more difficult for the public to determine who owns private aircraft and track their movements.