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Lawmakers Push Google and Spirit Data Sale Pause
119 U.S. lawmakers demand Google and Spirit Airlines halt data transfer until privacy safeguards are in place.
In brief
119 U.S. lawmakers demand Google and Spirit Airlines halt data transfer until privacy safeguards are in place. Over 100 U.S. lawmakers urged Google and Spirit Airlines to pause data sales after Google bought Spirit's employee records in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction. Originally reported by Pymnts.
Lawmakers Demand Data Pause
Over 100 u.s. lawmakers urged google and spirit airlines to halt data transfer until privacy safeguards are in place.
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Spirit Airlines Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Spirit airlines shut down in may after its second chapter 11 bankruptcy in two years.
Google's Data Purchase
Google paid $10 million for spirit airlines' internal digital records including 100 million emails, 500 million microsoft teams messages, 17 million onedrive files, 20 million sharepoint items, and 516 code repositories holding 30 million lines of custom software.
Lawmakers' Privacy Concerns
Lawmakers say the data may include sensitive information about former spirit employees such as medical records, accommodation requests, disciplinary files, and compensation details.
Google's Response
Google stated it will not buy personal information from spirit airlines and will exclude or deidentify data through an independent third party before receiving any data.
The key point
Over 100 U.S. lawmakers urged Google and Spirit Airlines to pause data sales after Google bought Spirit's employee records in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction.
