Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching

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Joseph Cox Sep 15, 2025 · 1 min read
Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching
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A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including American Airlines, United, and Delta, is selling access to five billion plane ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching and monitoring of peoples’ movements, including by the FBI, Secret Service, ICE, and many other agencies, according to a new contract and other records reviewed by 404 Media.