Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
Summary
Google won an auction to buy a large set of Spirit Airlines employee data, including emails and workplace records. The data will be anonymized to hide personal details, but former Spirit flight attendants are concerned that their private information might still be revealed or misused.Key Facts
- Google purchased a large amount of Spirit Airlines employee data, but no customer personal information.
- The data includes about 100 million employee emails, HR details, payroll, and work behavior data.
- A court-appointed overseer will ensure any personal information is removed before Google receives the data.
- Google promised not to try to re-identify the data or let third parties do so.
- The data sale came after Spirit Airlines went bankrupt and auctioned off company data.
- Former Spirit flight attendants and their union objected, fearing that the privacy protections focus only on customers, not workers.
- Privacy groups worry that using this data for new purposes, like training AI, happens without worker consent.
- Google won the auction with a $10 million bid and agreed to have a third party handle data scrubbing, beating rival bidders.
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