Did you know that when you take a flight your personal data land on the desk of a local government agency?
Under a European Directive, EU governments collect sensitive data of air passengers. Liberties member the Society for Civil Rights is taking legal action against this mass surveillance, which has now reached the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive has not yet formally been approved by the European Parliament, but that has not prevented the European Commission and member states from setting up the infrastructure...
After the radical Islamist attacks in Paris, the European Union is going to up its fight against terrorism. The heads of state and government leaders particularly want to strengthen and modernize the external borders...