Google's $10M Spirit Airlines data deal hits worker privacy snag
google struck a deal with spirit airlines union to scrub sensitive employee records from a $10 million data sale, a first-of-its-kind agreement that could set a precedent for worker data protection. this affects flight attendants and may change how companies handle worker data.
google agreed to buy decades' worth of spirit airlines data, including 1.99 billion emails and 664 million microsoft teams messages, for $10 million. the association for flight attendants, representing 55,000 members, argued that google's proposed safeguards were insufficient. a third-party data de-identification company, tonic ai, will exclude personal information and ensure data cannot be relinked to specific people. this deal may change how companies handle worker data and sets a precedent for worker data protection.