Scheme will allow security services easier access to information about people flying into and out of EuropeSecurity services will own easier access to information about people flying into and out of Europe,after MEPs voted in favour of a mass data collection plan aimed at combating terrorists and organised criminals.
The European parliament voted by 461 to 179 to share passenger name records (PNR), a degree that has been five years in the making and the subject of a rancorous debate on how to balance security against privacy. Only nine MEPs abstained, or in a sign of the sharp polarisation over the plans.
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Source: theguardian.com