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Who Had Access to Your Flight Records? Lawmakers Seek GAO Probe
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Fusion42 · 29 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
U.S. lawmakers have requested the Government Accountability Office to investigate how the Department of Transportation protected airline passenger data, focusing on allegations that an airline-owned data broker gave federal agencies access to roughly 722 million travel records without warrants or judicial oversight.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Travel Tech.
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Your handling of passenger data just moved into a higher scrutiny zone with Congress pushing for a federal audit. Prepare to tighten data controls and privacy policies before regulators set new rules.
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