Airline boarding pass photos: Security risk over posting boarding passes online

By Craig Platt
Updated October 13 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 5:43pm
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock
Your airline boarding pass can reveal a lot of information about you. Photo: iStock

Chances are, you've already done it. You're at the airport, checked in and excited to be going on your plane journey to a new destination. So you snap a photo of your boarding pass, with your flight number and destination listed, and share it with your friends and followers on social media.

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