Meet the Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Over 50% of Flight Data to ICE

Meet the Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Over 50% of Flight Data to ICE

Business

Delta, United, and American Airlines have probably sold your itinerary, credit card info, and your movements to Homeland Security and ICE. Major U.S. airlines are acting as data brokers, selling your data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 404 Media acquired a contract that indicated an airline-owned data […]

6/18/2025
How Public Personal Info Helped the Minnesota Shooter Target His Victims

How Public Personal Info Helped the Minnesota Shooter Target His Victims

Data Brokers

On June 14, 2025, Minnesota witnessed a harrowing act of political violence when Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old former gubernatorial appointee, fatally shot State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Boelter, disguised as a police officer, carried out these attacks at the victims’ homes […]

6/17/2025