EU and US Reach Deal On Airline Data

gambit3 writes "According to the BBC, the EU and the US have struck a new deal for sharing airline passenger data. It will replace a deal struck down by the European Court of Justice in May, which allowed the US its own access to passenger data. Under the deal, the EU will 'push' the data — 34 pieces of information per passenger — to the US, replacing the current 'pull' system. The new deal will expire at the end of July 2007."

Comments

Re:So what's changed?

[Anonymous Coward]

nothing, it's just that they did not get their wish for even more data granted.

personally I'd like to see proof that ANY effect has come out of this other than of course a massive breach of privacy.

jacquesm posting on the road as AC

Re:So what's changed?

[Richard Steiner]

Well, the US can't go rummaging around for unrelated information in the second case -- they only get what they're given.

Frankly

[Timesprout]

We should just tell the US to go fuck themselves over the data and not travel there. If anything US airline security has been shown to be so poor we should be the one imposing the ridiculous restrictions on them coming here.