Last week, the EU adopted a share-invasive privacy data plan for travelers entering and leaves the EU by plane. The new law provides not only for gathering information on all passengers flying in and out of Europe; it also facilitates the sharing of information by the security services.
The Plan was approved 461-179 with 9 abstained. The law will share passenger name records (PNR), in order to fight against terrorism in Europe.
"The law requires airlines to provide European security services basic information on all passengers flying in and out of the EU, including names, email addresses and numbers phone, directions, luggage, how they paid for their tickets and passport data. "
This information will be made anonymous after 6 months, although safety can request personal details of specific passengers, if necessary. Data will be retained for five years.
This plan has been in the works for several years. Although there is a two year grace period to get this working system, some predict that it will come into force much faster.
This law was passed at the same time two landmark laws of digital privacy have been adopted in the EU last week, on the heels of recent updates to Google right to be forgotten law. This new PNR law is bad news for privacy for people both in and outside the EU
Sources :. The Guardian and Mashable
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