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Air Canada Sues Over Misuse Of Employee Password

Posted by michael on from the oh-canada dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "What do you do when you let an employee go? You kill their password and ID, right? Air Canada didn't, and they're now in court because the employee went to a competitor, wrote some cool automated scripts using the ID/password, and grabbed some company data." Interesting story, because Air Canada authorized the employee to access this website and book tickets for himself as part of his severance, but they apparently provide a little more data on that site than what is available to the public.

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  1. Turnabout... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The funny thing is, Air Canada is one of only a few corporate entities world wide that probably can't afford to sustain litigation against a private citizen =)

    For the benefit of Americans who probably neither know the circumstances (nor really care I'm sure), Air Canada is Canadian's only remaining national airline (i.e. services all parts of the country as opposed to just a few very profitable routes; and does so with legendary rudeness, but that is another story), and it is quite bankrupt. Its chances of survival at this point seem pretty remote.

  2. The Funny Part by Fortress · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For me, being Canadian, the funniest part of the whole article is how Air Canada's suit is looking for lost profits. Air Canada hasn't made a profit in decades, being a quasi-Crown corporation that can depend on the govt bailing them out when they run out of money.

    Seems to me that Air Canada will have to pay WestJet money for "lost profits," since they spared them from losing money on those flights!

  3. Hello? Air Canada I.T. Department? by bbq_jedi · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Quote from Wompom website:
    " If AC really knew the truth they would realise that access had been made following the circulation of the PIN on airline chat lines earlier this year. WomPom even used it to verify its functionality."

    http://www.wompom.ca/news/wp2004apr07.htm#1

    Duh...