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U.S. PNR collection angers buyers. (News).

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 24-MAR-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Travel managers on both sides of the Atlantic have condemned the U.S. government for starting to access the passenger name records of inbound travelers from the European Union.

A secret interim deal struck by U.S. Customs with the European Commission last month means the Commission will not prosecute airlines for passing PNRs onto U.S. authorities. The understanding absolves the airlines even though there is every likelihood that surrendering the data severely breaches European laws on data privacy. PNRs contain details of where passengers have flown, plus a great deal of personal information, including credit card numbers, telephone numbers and medical details.

Buyers fear the U.S. government will misuse the data and may not be able to prevent it from leaking to third parties. They also said they cannot see the security benefit of accessing the PNRs and worry that the precedent set unilaterally by the United States could be followed by more unsavory regimes. So...

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