Lawmakers Call for Watchdog Review of Transportation’s Passenger Privacy Practices

Lawmakers seek probe after airlines’ passenger records allegedly shared with federal agencies without warrants

A pair of Democratic lawmakers urged a congressional watchdog on Wednesday to investigate what they described as the Department of Transportation's failure to ensure privacy of airline passengers, warning that Americans have been exposed to warrantless government surveillance and other privacy violations.Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown sent a letter calling on the Government Accountability Office to probe the federal agency, sa…

Lawmakers call for watchdog review of Transportation’s passenger privacy practices

The Department of Transportation “has never taken a single enforcement action related to privacy,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, said in a letter to the Government Accountability Office.

Lawmakers seek probe into US failure to enforce airline passenger privacy rules

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. ​lawmakers on ‌Wednesday asked a congressional watchdog agency to investigate ‌the ​Transportation ⁠Department's failure ⁠to ensure privacy of airline passengers. Senator Ron Wyden ​and Representative ...

Financial News Network - Lawmakers seek probe after airlines’ passenger records allegedly shared with federal agencies without warrants

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Shontel Brown urged the Government Accountability Office to probe the Department of Transportation's airline passenger data privacy failures.Read More …