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B2 – Upper  Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia\u2019s flag carrier Qantas Airways got into hot water for apparent breach in their passengers\u2019 data privacy wherein some of the app\u2019s users saw boarding passes and flight details of other passengers. Some information included their names, scheduled flights, and frequent flyer details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline denied cyber security issues and said they were able to fix the problem in just a few hours after the glitch was detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Qantas\u2019 privacy breach on its passenger app. Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-68925710<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cprivacy breach<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cAustralian airline Qantas says it is investigating a <\/em>privacy breach<\/em><\/strong> on its app that left customers with access to others’ personal details.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Define \u201cglitch<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cUsers on X, formerly Twitter, shared screenshots of the glitch and alleged phishing attempts.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201dpose<\/strong>\u201d mean in this context, \u201dSome appeared to show accounts <\/em>posing<\/em><\/strong> as Qantas customer care agents asking for people’s personal information in order to assist them.\u201d<\/em> Use this word in this context in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. As an airline passenger, what did you think of this news?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. If you happen to come across other people\u2019s personal info and flight details on an airline app, what do you think you would do?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Qantas was quick to dismiss cybersecurity problems related to this incident. What do you think of this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Share your thoughts on how Qantas handled this incident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Have you ever had any issues on any apps? Share about that experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Share about similar privacy breach incidents you\u2019ve heard of.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper  Intermediate  Australia\u2019s flag carrier Qantas Airways got into hot water for apparent breach in their passengers\u2019 data privacy wherein some of the app\u2019s users saw boarding passes and flight details of other passengers. Some information included their names, scheduled flights, and frequent flyer details. The airline denied cyber security issues and said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,289,25,293],"class_list":["post-28411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-technology","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nQantas Passenger App Privacy Breach | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/05\/qantas-passenger-app-privacy-breach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Qantas Passenger App Privacy Breach | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper  Intermediate  Australia\u2019s flag carrier Qantas Airways got into hot water for apparent breach in their passengers\u2019 data privacy wherein some of the app\u2019s users saw boarding passes and flight details of other passengers. 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