EU court blocks data deal with US
a) EU stays firm, US takes passengers without info
b) US stays firm, EU ends up giving info
c) Both stay firm, airlines have to pay so we have to pay more for flying
d) Both stay firm, we dont fly EU-US anymore
e) Any other random possibility, you name it
 The US said the deal was essential after the 9/11 attacks |
The court in Luxembourg said the May 2004 agreement did not ensure privacy protection for European travellers.
European airlines have been obliged to give US authorities passengers' names, addresses and credit card details.
The measure - opposed by the European Parliament - was designed to help prevent acts of terrorism.
The agreement demands that within 15 minutes of take-off for the United States, a European airline must send the US authorities 34 items of personal information about the passengers on board.
Washington has warned that it will impose heavy fines and deny landing rights for any airline failing to comply with the agreement.
The European Commission, EU governments and the US had signed the deal despite privacy objections from the European Parliament.
The parliament asked the European Court of Justice to annul the deal.
BBCNews
posted by M at 9:03 AM
2 Comments:
we don't fly eu - us anymore...! ;o)
well, hopefully the eu member states see that sometimes multilevel games don't pay off and that they should finally manage to pull themselves together even just for once...
ps: in case the above happens, there's still Norway and Switzerland to serve as a hub ;o)
9:59 PM
not a game ... just perfectly in line with privacy protection laws here in EU. there was no other option for the court than to outlaw this regulation ... but there will be a new law after 30 september, so no need to worry
8:14 AM
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