U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Google's $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines' de-identified data draws union objections, a privacy ombudsman's report and a rival micro1 bid; hearing moved to September 16

Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy sale of de-identified internal data to Google for $10 million, won at an August 14 auction over Mercor's $7.5 million, faces limited objections from the flight attendants', pilots' and machinists' unions, a consumer privacy ombudsman's report, and micro1's notice of a competing bid. Judge Sean Lane's approval hearing in the Southern District of New York, adjourned twice, is now set for September 16, with replies due September 14.