EU lawmakers, capitals close to deal on keeping air passenger data
Brussels (dpa) - EU governments and lawmakers are close to striking a deal on the storage of airline passenger data for law enforcement purposes, the European Parliament said Wednesday after last month‘s terrorist attacks in Paris gave added urgency to the issue.The establishment of a so-called Passenger Name Record database is considered a key element in the fight on terrorism, in particular to track so-called foreign fighters, Europeans who travel to Syria or Iraq and return home.The records include personal data such as passengers‘ names... Читать дальше...