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US closes review of US airlines' data privacy without seeking penalties
The department ended a review of 10 major airlines without penalties and told carriers to protect passenger data and avoid individualized pricing.
- On Monday, the Transportation Department closed its privacy review of the 10 largest US airlines without imposing penalties, finding no violations of applicable laws or departmental policies.
- Then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg launched the review in March 2024 to examine how carriers collect and utilize passenger information during the Biden-era administration.
- Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Shontel Brown criticized the closure, with Wyden stating, "DOT claims that merely having a privacy policy and training is good enough, despite clear evidence of privacy abuses."
- Specific allegations include the Drug Enforcement Administration paying airline employees for passenger data, while a carrier-owned database sold records to the IRS without warrants or court oversight.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who pledged last year to investigate personalized pricing, reminded carriers to safeguard data and avoid setting prices based on individual-specific information.
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The US Transportation Department has closed a Biden-era review of airlines' data privacy practices without imposing penalties, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, despite lawmaker complaint...
US closes review of US airlines' data privacy without seeking penalties
The US Transportation Department has closed a Biden-era review of airlines' data privacy practices without imposing penalties, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, despite lawmaker complaints that carriers failed to safeguard and misused the information.
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