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MORE THAN 120 U.S. LAWMAKERS CHALLENGE GOOGLE OVER PROPOSED PURCHASE OF 600 MILLION SPIRIT AIRLINES EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS

A group of 121 U.S. lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Steven Horsford, is challenging Google’s proposed $10 million purchase of Spirit Airlines’ internal business data. The archive includes roughly 100 million emails and 500 million Microsoft Teams messages, as well as employee records, payroll and tax information, timecards and employment contracts. Google has confirmed that the dataset could be used to improve its products and train AI models, while saying personally identifiable information will be removed before transfer. Lawmakers and airline unions argue that de-identification alone may not sufficiently protect sensitive workplace communications.