#33c3 – best of chaos communication congress 2016 (part 4)

Video: Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? – Becoming a secret travel agent

Karsten Nohl explains why noone should post its boarding pass on Instagram. A passenger gets access to an airline’s website usually using its last name and its six-digit booking code. Having these information, the account is compromised, because everyone owning this information can eventually have access to the passenger’s account.

Links to follow this talk:

check prices
check frequent flyer issues
translate boarding pass barcodes
get a booking code before you pay
selling extra miles you got
keeping track of your booking code 1
keeping track of your booking code 2
keeping track of your booking code 3