DoT quizzes airlines on passenger data

BTN News
Saturday, 23 March 2024

The US Department of Transportation (DoT) is reviewing how the nation's top 10 airlines protect passengers' personal information and whether they make money by sharing that information with other parties.

“Airline passengers should have confidence that their personal information is not being shared improperly with third parties or mishandled by employees,” Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

The department says it has sent letters to Delta, United, American, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Hawaiian and Allegiant seeking information about their procedures for collecting and using passenger information, including “monetisation of passenger data, targeted advertising and prevention of data breaches”.

DoT quizzes airlines on passenger data

BTN News
Saturday, 23 March 2024

The US Department of Transportation (DoT) is reviewing how the nation's top 10 airlines protect passengers' personal information and whether they make money by sharing that information with other parties.

“Airline passengers should have confidence that their personal information is not being shared improperly with third parties or mishandled by employees,” Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

The department says it has sent letters to Delta, United, American, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Hawaiian and Allegiant seeking information about their procedures for collecting and using passenger information, including “monetisation of passenger data, targeted advertising and prevention of data breaches”.