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Spirit Airlines seeks to sell customer data to Google, sparking privacy fears

Spirit Airlines is reportedly seeking to sell its customer data to Google, a move that has alarmed former flight attendants. The potential sale of this private data for AI purposes has raised significant privacy concerns among those who previously worked for the airline. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the use of private data for AI training and the ethical implications of such sales.

RANK_REASON News about a company's data handling practices and potential sale to a tech giant, raising privacy concerns.

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Spirit Airlines seeks to sell customer data to Google, sparking privacy fears

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # SpiritAirlines Wants to Sell Its Data to # Google . Former # FlightAttendants Are Freaked Out “It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell

    # SpiritAirlines Wants to Sell Its Data to # Google . Former # FlightAttendants Are Freaked Out “It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant # ai # privacy https://www. wired.com/story/s…