Friday, November 7, 2014

UK: German Airlines Must Hand Over Passenger Data or “Don’t Land”

German airlines face being banned from landing in the UK unless they hand over their passenger lists in advance for security screening, The Guardian reports. “Urgent talks are now underway between London and Berlin to pressure the German government to drop their data protection laws that prevent advanced passenger lists being provided on privacy grounds,” the report states. 

Counterterrorism legislation is expected later in the month, and UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said he plans to put existing “no-fly lists” on a statutory basis, claiming that those who don’t comply “will not be able to land in Britain.” Separately, BBC News reports on "modern cars morphing into mobile data centres" and whether they're turning into "spies in our drives."

read full article at IAPP and The Guardian

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