Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2024, is in the process of selling customer data to Google as part of its asset liquidation, according to bankruptcy court filings. The sale includes passenger records, booking histories, and contact information accumulated over decades of operation. The transaction has drawn attention from privacy advocates and lawmakers regarding data handling during corporate bankruptcy proceedings. Spirit's bankruptcy trustee did not provide a timeline for the data transfer or specify the financial terms of the Google transaction.

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