EU agrees to give air passenger data to US

[whatelseisnew]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,7369,1109259,00.html

Ian Black in Brussels
Thursday December 18, 2003
The Guardian

The EU has agreed to hand over the personal data of air travellers to the United States, after a long running transatlantic dispute over civil liberties and security.
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The Bush administration has seen such information as a key tool in the "war on terror" since the September 11 attacks, but came up against the EU's approach to data protection.
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Under the agreement, the US will be allowed to collect 34 types of data from the records, including a passenger's name, address, phone number, credit card numbers, travelling companions, and the amount of luggage checked in. Details about passengers' health or dietary requirements, which might reveal their religion or ethnic origin, cannot now be turned over.

[MrSoundAndVision]

1. I think there name is enough to...

determine a passenger's religion or ethnic origin, not to mention their fucking address.

I'll tell you what, that media, it's pretty slick.