Aviation Week : European Union Calls For Rules To Safeguard Data - by Madhu Unnikrishnan

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European Union Calls For Rules To Safeguard Data - by Madhu Unnikrishnan

A proposal that airlines collect fingerprints to comply with the U.S.-Visit program is an alarming prospect to most Europeans, a senior European Union official tells The DAILY. >Surrendering biometric data such as fingerprints to travel to the U.S. is not the issue, Telmo Baltazar, EU Justice and Home Affairs counselor, said. Instead, European officials worry that private companies, such as airlines, may have the authority to collect sensitive information. "Europeans find it difficult to accept that a government function is being used by airlines," he said.