Former Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Oppose Google Data Acquisition, Cite Concerns Over Inadequate Employee Privacy Protections

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has delayed approving Google's $10 million acquisition of data from Spirit Airlines. A union representing thousands of former Spirit Airlines flight attendants has objected, warning that the deal could lead to employee confidential information being used for artificial intelligence model training, posing privacy risks. The union has demanded that the transaction agreement explicitly exclude all flight attendant confidential information, or at minimum afford it the same level of protection as consumer information.