[privacy] EU Seeks Data on American Passengers

[Paul Ferguson]

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Via The Washington Post.

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American travelers' personal data would for the first time be exported to
all European Union states by airline carriers flying to Europe under a
proposal to be announced this week.

The data, including names, telephone numbers, credit card information and
travel itinerary, would be sent to E.U. member states so they could assess
passenger risk for counterterrorism purposes, according to a draft copy
obtained by The Washington Post. The European Commission proposal would
allow the data to be kept for 13 years or longer if used in criminal
investigations and intelligence operations. It would cover all passengers
flying into and out of Europe, not just Americans.

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More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR200711030
0956.html

- - ferg

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