Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy, is reportedly considering selling customer data to Google, triggering alarm among privacy advocates and observers who see the process as a potential end-run around normal data protections.
Why this matters: Bankruptcy is supposed to settle debts. It should not be a mechanism for handing your travel history, contact details, and payment records to a tech company you never agreed to do business with. When a company goes under, its customers lose leverage fast. The data you gave Spirit to book a flight does not stop being yours just because Spirit ran out of money. If this sale goes through, it sets a precedent that personal data is just another asset creditors can liquidate.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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