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Major US Airlines Caught Selling Traveller Data To US Government (www.wired.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/24413447

Extensive passenger data has been sold to the US Government by major airline companies including Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines, new documents reveal.

US travellers' domestic flight records, including their names, full itineraries, and financial details were sold to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

CBP is a part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). They said they acquired the data to track people of interest's air travel.

The documents, obtained by 404 Media, showed that passenger information was sold through a data broker that major airlines including Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines collectively own.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The original Wired article is a substantially better source than the IBT, which is slop that owns the likes of Newsweek and the Latin Times. On Wikipedia, we avoid citing it wherever possible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Just edited the link, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

a data broker that major airlines including Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines collectively own.

🤡 capitalism

Cheers slaves!

[–] aubeynarf 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Right, communist countries have much more freedom! And anarchist countries exist!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

You are barking at the wrong tree, boy

If you can't understand contemporary criticism of the regime and have this response, you got some studies to do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Are you high?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Papers, please