Spirit Airlines Criticized Over Google Data Sale Privacy Concerns

Spirit Airlines has been criticized by its employees' union for not doing enough to ensure the privacy of former employees' data in a proposed sale to Google LLC. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO filed an objection with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, stating that Spirit hasn't done enough to keep sensitive information private or anonymous.

The proposed sale is worth $10 million and involves deidentified business data. However, the union claims that the company has not provided sufficient assurances that employee records will remain confidential. This objection supplements a previous filing by the union in relation to the sale of Spirit's business data.

The issue arose after Spirit Airlines was forced into bankruptcy. The company is now seeking to sell its assets and data as part of its restructuring efforts. Google LLC has expressed interest in acquiring some of these assets, including deidentified business data.