Data Protection: UK wants to extend PNR Directive despite proportionality fears and the lack of evidence
7 April 2011
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Last week the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) posted a damning report into how the proposed Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive was disproportionate and failed to protect the privacy of passengers arriving in Europe. At more or less the same time the UK Government, with the support of a Committee of the House of Lords, supported the extension of this Directive to include the capture of details of passengers using internal flights within Europe. This proposal is being pushed through
