- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Jeff Dale2024-03-22T16:27:00
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking to thwart the nation’s 10 largest airlines from monetizing passenger data or selling it to third parties.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the first industry-wide privacy review in a press release Thursday. The review will scrutinize the collection, handling, maintenance, and utilization of airline passengers’ personal information.
The DOT’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection will specifically look at Allegiant Air, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines.
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