CAPPS II and EU Passenger Data Collection

EPIC continues to expand its challenge to the CAPPS II System by documenting objections to the progam that impact European airline passengers, in a statement (pdf) submitted to the EU Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs for a hearing held March 25.
See also this announcement today: Spain proposes data on all airline passengers to be sent to law enforcement agencies and for extra checks on all foreign nationals entering the EU.

Posted in: E-Government, EU Data Protection, Privacy