Posted on 10/16/2003 10:23:33 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:09:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
An unpopular U.S. proposal to collect personal information on airline passengers to screen for terrorists is proving to be even more troublesome in Europe, where revealing the data violates privacy laws.
European airlines are being asked to provide detailed "passenger name records," but are concerned about how that information will be used and whether it will be fed into the new Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System (CAPPS II).
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
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