How can you protect yourself if your record locator is “compromised” ?
Nov 30, 2017, 4:38 am
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How can you protect yourself if your record locator is “compromised” ?
A friend of mine ( not me, really) is a vlogger and recently posted a video online showing his flight reservation and name and record locator number. “Look what I booked everybody!” Stupid stuff. Flight is on Emirates at Christmas time.
This means that any of his online fans and /or haters can now log in, or call in, and change the flights, cancel the tickets, change his contact info, etc. If someone were vindictive, they would probably wait until the last minute before his flight to do that.
What can my idiot friend do now to protect himself? Will airlines change the record locator number if you ask? Will they freeze future changes or disable online access? Anything else he should do other than watch he reservation like a hawk for changes?
This means that any of his online fans and /or haters can now log in, or call in, and change the flights, cancel the tickets, change his contact info, etc. If someone were vindictive, they would probably wait until the last minute before his flight to do that.
What can my idiot friend do now to protect himself? Will airlines change the record locator number if you ask? Will they freeze future changes or disable online access? Anything else he should do other than watch he reservation like a hawk for changes?
Dec 1, 2017, 5:34 am
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A friend of mine ( not me, really) is a vlogger and recently posted a video online showing his flight reservation and name and record locator number. “Look what I booked everybody!” Stupid stuff. Flight is on Emirates at Christmas time.
This means that any of his online fans and /or haters can now log in, or call in, and change the flights, cancel the tickets, change his contact info, etc. If someone were vindictive, they would probably wait until the last minute before his flight to do that.
What can my idiot friend do now to protect himself? Will airlines change the record locator number if you ask? Will they freeze future changes or disable online access? Anything else he should do other than watch he reservation like a hawk for changes?
This means that any of his online fans and /or haters can now log in, or call in, and change the flights, cancel the tickets, change his contact info, etc. If someone were vindictive, they would probably wait until the last minute before his flight to do that.
What can my idiot friend do now to protect himself? Will airlines change the record locator number if you ask? Will they freeze future changes or disable online access? Anything else he should do other than watch he reservation like a hawk for changes?