Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
re hacking and airlines, when gmail asks for frequent flyer number, shows that identity related theft will increase because hackers will be able to do one stop shopping (by hitting google, in this example)
The expanded governmental requirements for more passenger data to be captured and transmitted has become a real goldmine for a variety of questionable actors. The more info required to engage in business, and the more centralization there is of that info in a system, the greater the consequences of any vulnerability exploited.