What are potential dangers of putting a copy of one's boarding pass online?
I wonder what the downsides are of putting a copy of one's boarding pass online.
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If it has your booking number on it, somebody could use it to access your reservation on the airline's website and tamper with it (e.g., cancel or change flights). An obvious countermeasure is to just blur if it is not essential for your purpose.
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To make you aware of the dangers, this straightforward and innocent action of just taking a picture of your boarding pass might lead to identity theft, duplicate credit cards, account numbers were stolen and even passwords, just to mention a couple.Is a screenshot of a boarding pass OK?
Taking a screenshot is an easy, low-grade way of retrieving a mobile pass. (Are we just in our camera apps all the time?) And yes, in case you're wondering, it works perfectly for getting through security and boarding the plane.Is there any sensitive information on a boarding pass?
It's the code that gets scanned when you board the plane. Even though you can't read it with your eyes, doesn't mean it's not sensitive. It's actually VERY sensitive as it contains all the above information (and even more).Do boarding passes have personal information?
Your boarding pass contains a barcode or QR code that has all of your personal information for that flight encoded on it. Anyone with a decoder could use it to access that information. Additionally, that barcode or QR code could contain a six-digit code called a passenger's name record (PNR).Purdue Parent and Family - University Residences and Purdue Dining and Culinary
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People will know when you are not at home and might use this information to break into your home.
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If the flight has already transpired; then the risk is only that of information disclosure; of which there is limited use (all they would know is your name, which is easily Googled).
I would blur the reservation number (if its printed on the boarding pass) for flights that are in the future as most airlines require just the last name and booking reference to access complete flight information - which may include your passport details (and passport details of those in your party) if you have supplied such advanced passenger information online.
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