Critics say the government isn’t doing enough to inform the public about the unusual initiative, which involves multi-billion-dollar private companies. The two companies, Sabre in the U.S. and Travelport in the U.K., were perfect suppliers to American law enforcement because of the business they’re in. GDSs are essentially hubs of information that make travel bookings easy between airlines, cruise providers, car rental companies and hoteliers. The documents ordering Sabre and Travelport to carry out surveillance on Burkov were unsealed last month, after Forbes’ legal challenge. Together, they have travel data going back half a century, which critics say could provide a detailed picture of an individual’s life.

Source: Forbes June 09, 2022 09:59 UTC