The European Parliament will today vote on new legislation which would give US authorities access to information about airline passengers.
MEPs meeting in Strasbourg will decide whether they will allow the US Department of Homeland Security to see data "routinely" collected by airlines including passenger names, addresses, credit card details and seat numbers.
Sensitive data such as a person's religious beliefs, sexual orientation and racial origin could also be used in "exceptional" circumstances.
The controversial Bill on Passenger Name Records (PNR) data would cover all flights to or from the US and under the proposed agreement US authorities would retain the data for up to 15 years.
The European commission’s own lawyers noted last year that the agreement is unlawful and expressed "grave doubts" that the deal would comply with the fundamental right to data protection.
For more EU to vote over sharing data - The Irish Times - Thu, Apr 19, 2012
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