‘Adding insult to injury’: Flight attendants accuse Google of creepy deal to access ‘confidential’ data for AI in Spirit Airlines transaction
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The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA objected in US Bankruptcy Court to Google’s $10 million bid to buy Spirit Airlines’ internal digital records, including employee emails, saying the privacy terms protect consumers more than employees. The auction awarded the dataset to Google for $10 million over a $7.5 million offer from Mercor. The dispute seeks to require stronger de-identification/confidentiality safeguards for employee data rather than stop the sale entirely.