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AACreditUnion.org | | 07 Seems like benign information, but once a person obtains your last name and the record locator from your boarding pass, he can visit the airline's website and access your frequent fl yer account. Think a security question will keep them out? Not always. Once they crack your frequent fl yer account, it will divulge any future fl ights you may have booked. The intruder with your boarding pass can now view and cancel any future fl ights you booked, change your seat assignment and possibly reset your PIN number, which is necessary for signing into that frequent fl yer account. A person holding your boarding pass may also ferret out your date of birth, the name of the individual who booked your fl ights, your phone number, your address and even your passport number. Don't become a victim — shred your paper boarding pass as soon as possible, use an electronic boarding pass (but be sure to charge your phone beforehand) or receive it as a SMS and do not post pictures of it on any websites. — Dru Murray Discard your used boarding pass properly As soon as you get off the airplane, it's common to toss that used boarding pass into the nearest trashcan. But the next time you're about to, stop and think. Your boarding pass holds more information on it than what time your plane departed. Did you know that the barcode on that boarding pass is loaded with personal information that others can extract and use for wrongful purposes? In fact, your boarding pass' barcode poses a major threat to your privacy and perhaps your security. Important information that can be obtained by scanning your boarding pass' barcode includes: Your fi rst and last names Your frequent fl yer number The airline's IATA code The airport you departed from and your destination airport Your record locator or record key Your Passenger Name Record or booking reference number that is your itinerary in the airline's computer reservation system (CRS)

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