Google Adds Privacy Protections to Spirit Airlines Data Deal

Google agreed to implement additional privacy protections regarding the acquisition of employee data from the defunct Spirit Airlines. The agreement, announced Tuesday by a union representing the employees, ensures a more rigorous de-identification process and the exclusion of sensitive health and medical information from the sale.

This resolution clears the path for the approval of a 10 million dollar deal scheduled for next week. The agreement allows the technology company to use data from emails, spreadsheets, calendars, marketing, productivity, and operations to train its AI models.

Google originally won the auction for these assets in August. The sale follows the cessation of Spirit Airlines operations in May.