The USGOV's Committee on Foreign Investment reviews foreign acquisitions of US companies for their national security implications. While US ownership of Starwood's hotels doesn't necessarily make its WiFi or data anymore secure, could millions of travelers' data be at risk if the acquisition goes through?http://fortune.com/2016/03/18/marriott-starwood-anbang-acquisition/
Concern over hotel data security is not new:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-glassberg/new-wifi-threat-for-hotel_b_6954652.html
http://blog.privatewifi.com/private-information-hacked-from-hotel-wifi-for-sale-in-china/