JetBlue Passengers Seeing Red Over Privacy Violation
Former passengers of JetBlue Airways are accusing the airline, Acxion, a small tech firm, and Torch Concepts, a defense contractor of violating federal privacy laws and using deceptive trade practices to build a database. The plaintiffs plan to seek class action status for their lawsuit, which if granted could add more than 2 million to the number suing the companies. The information reportedly provided on passengers included whether they owned or rented their home, how long they had lived at that residence, the number of immediate family members, Social Security numbers and whether they owned or leased their car.
Passengers sue Acxiom for database distribution, USA Today, May 4, 2004
