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EU Divided Over Air Passenger Privacy

European politicians have raised concerns over the European Commission's decision to provide the US with airline passenger data. The agreement comes after a year of negotiations in which the U.S. has sought expansive access to EU passenger information, which it claims to need to combat terrorism. However, two European Parliament members are already calling for the European Union's highest court to examine the legality of the announced compromise, which they claim violates EU data protection laws.

EU Travel Privacy Battle Heats Up
Wired News, December 22

EPIC EU-US Air Passenger Data page