An airline exposes a YouTuber's passport on the internet in retaliation for a negative review, and the authorities respond obliquely that ``Personal Information Protection Law does not exist''
Airline Takes Revenge On YouTuber, Makes Up Lie, Posts Passport Online - One Mile at a Time
https://onemileatatime.com/news/airline-revenge-youtuber-passport/
Airline Takes Revenge After Bad Review, Posts Passenger's Passport Online - View from the Wing
https://viewfromthewing.com/airline-takes-revenge-after-bad-review-posts-passengers-passport-online/
The problem started with a review video of Aero Dili posted by Cahill in October 2023. Mr. Cahill reviewed a flight from Bali to Timor-Leste in September 2023, saying that while the flight attendants were kind and diligent, he was kept waiting due to check-in problems and suffered from food poisoning after eating the in-flight meal. He said he was disappointed in what had happened.
FOOD POISONED & CHECK-IN DRAMA - EAST TIMOR'S CHAOTIC NATIONAL AIRLINE! - YouTube
This is the in-flight meal that Mr. Cahill ate.
Afterwards,
However, Mr. Mota uploaded a photo of Mr. Cahill's passport, not evidence of Mr. Cahill's attempt to blackmail Aero Dili. It's unclear where Mota got Cahill's passport photo, but Cahill suspects it was at check-in or when entering the country.
Mr. Cahill, who had his personal information exposed, contacted Aero Dili about it, but Aero Dili did not take action. Mr. Cahill then notified Timor-Leste's law enforcement authorities, who responded, ``Timor-Leste has no data protection law, so the airline's actions were not illegal, and they were not aware of what to do with the personal information in the passport.'' The rights belong to the airline.'
According to View from the Wing, a news blog that deals with information on travel flights, the Timor-Leste government created a law on the protection of personal information and privacy in 2021, but this law has not yet been implemented at the time of writing. About. Additionally, since Aero Dili is not a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) , which is comprised of the global airline industry, it did not violate IATA guidelines.
In a February 2024 video discussing the matter, Cahill said, 'Due to the security of passenger personal information not being guaranteed, we are canceling Aero Dili's upcoming flights to Singapore. Please urge the Singaporean authorities to do so.''
CRIMINALS! This AIRLINE posted my PASSPORT online! - YouTube
Of course, there is a possibility that Mr. Cahill, who has about 700,000 subscribers, used the review as a shield to threaten Aero Dili. One Mile at a Time, a news site specializing in travel, wrote, ``When I approached the person in charge, Mr. Cahill was overbearing and not very personable,'' and ``Mr. Cahill's video contained He pointed out that some parts were exaggerated for dramatization, and commented, ``I 100% trust Mr. Cahill's words that ``the airline's accusations of being threatened are groundless.'' .
In addition, Mr. Cahill was previously approached by Qatar Airways, who had given a harsh review, saying, ``If you cancel the negative review, we will arrange a free flight,'' and as a result of refusing, he was banned.
A shocking ending in which Qatar Airways bans a YouTuber who gave a negative review and all flight staff are fired - GIGAZINE
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