Spirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Out
Spirit Airlines, currently in bankruptcy proceedings, is reportedly exploring a deal to sell customer and employee data to Google. Former flight attendants say they were not aware their personal information could be sold off as part of the airline's assets.
Why this matters: When a company goes bankrupt, its data does not disappear. It gets sold like furniture. That means personal information people handed over to buy a plane ticket or take a job can end up with a completely different company, one they never agreed to share anything with. Former employees are in a particularly bad spot. They had no real choice about giving Spirit their data. Now they have no say in where it goes. Bankruptcy courts have allowed this kind of data sale before. That does not make it right.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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