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90% of what's present in the boarding pass barcode (PDF417) is visible in plaintext on the actual document. The other 10% is relatively meaningless without acce
by nhf 10y ago
90% of what's present in the boarding pass barcode (PDF417) is visible in plaintext on the actual document. The other 10% is relatively meaningless without access to the airline's systems (perhaps with the exception of FF numbers which are sometimes redacted).
- michaelmior 10y agoMy understanding (without trying this myself) is that it's potentially possible to recover a traveler's email and home address.