An anonymous reader writes: The EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) proposal which was defeated in April of last year has returned to consideration in the European parliament today. The law would require that airlines provide extensive personal details of anyone flying into or out of Europe. The information would include name, address, phone numbers, credit card information and travel itinerary.
Director of Europol Rob Wainwright says that PNR is within the bounds of 'reasonable measures' in the struggle against terrorism, and that possible threats against Europe have increased in the more than 12 months since the law was last rejected.
Dutch MEP Sophie In’t Veld is arguing that the Data Protection Directive should be put into place before any such systematised disclosure be ratified. "They want unlimited powers," she said. "they don’t want to be bound by rules or data protection authorities and that’s the reality."
